Biomarkers for increased risk of drug-induced acute hypersensitivity syndrome

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides a method for predicting the risk of a patient for developing adverse drug reactions, particularly drug-induced acute hypersensitivity syndrome (AHSS). The disclosure also provides a method of identifying a subject afflicted with, or at risk of, developing AHSS. In some aspects, the methods comprise analyzing at least one genetic marker, wherein the presence of the at least one genetic marker indicates that the subject is afflicted with, or at risk of, developing AHSS.

This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/889,458, filed Oct. 10, 2013, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to methods for identifying genetic risk factors for adverse reactions to drugs. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods for predicting what drugs will cause acute hypersensitivity syndrome, and in which patients.

BACKGROUND

Adverse reactions to drugs are a major cause of morbidity and death. Frequently occurring adverse drug reactions include acute hypersensitivity syndrome (AHSS), which is also known by many other terms, including drug hypersensitivity syndrome (DHS), drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), and drug-induced delayed multiorgan hypersensitivity syndrome (DIDMOHS). AHSS is a severe multi-system reaction that can feature fever, severe skin reactions, lymphadenopathy, and/or inflammation of internal organs (e.g., hepatitis, myocarditis, nephritis, or pneumonitis), which may remain asymptomatic or become life-threatening. The mortality rate from AHSS has been estimated at 10%, with most deaths resulting from liver failure.

AHSS can occur in a patient weeks after the patient was exposed to a drug and commonly presents first as fever, followed by a widespread and long-lasting rash (e.g., a papulopustular or erythematous skin eruption), which often progresses to exfoliative dermatitis. Because AHSS has a late-onset of clinical symptoms, which can worsen even after discontinuation of a causative drug, it is difficult to establish a correlation between causative drugs and AHSS.

A patient with AHSS also can develop hematologic abnormalities, such as eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia, and atypical lymphocytosis. Eosinophilia is a condition in which the presence of eosinophils (i.e., a type of white blood cells) is elevated (e.g., exceeding 450 eosinophils/μl of blood in an adult). Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which the presence of thrombocytes (i.e., platelets) decreases (e.g., below 50,000 thrombocytes/μl of blood in an adult). Atypical lymphocytosis is a condition in which the presence of lymphocytes (i.e., another type of white blood cells) is elevated (e.g., exceeding 4000 lymphocytes/μl of blood in an adult). AHSS has been further associated with reactivation of Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6).

Many approved drugs have been reported to cause AHSS. Common drugs that have been associated with AHSS include aromatic anticonvulsants (particularly carbamazepine (CMZ), phenobarbital/phenobarbitone, lamotrigine, and phenytoin) and other antiepileptics, sulfonamides, allopurinol, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), some antipsycotics (e.g., risperidone), some eugeroics (e.g., modafinil), and certain antibiotics (e.g., amoxicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (INN) or co-amoxiclav (BAN), ceftriaxone, dapsone, and minocycline). Phenibut, a derivative of the naturally occurring neurotransmitter GABA, also has been implicated in AHSS at high doses.

There is a need for markers that can predict the existence of or predisposition to AHSS. Several studies have identified genetic risk factors for drug-related severe adverse events. However, there is currently no clinically useful method for predicting what drugs will cause AHSS, and in which patients.

SUMMARY

An aspect of the invention provides a method for predicting the risk of a patient for developing adverse drug reactions, particularly AHSS.

AHSS may be caused by drugs such as aromatic anticonvulsants, other antiepileptics, sulfonamides, allopurinol, NSAIDs, antipsycotics, eugeroics, antibacterials, and antibiotics.

Another aspect of the invention provides a method of identifying a subject afflicted with, or at risk of, developing AHSS comprising (a) obtaining a nucleic acid-containing sample from the subject; and (b) analyzing the sample to detect the presence of at least one genetic marker, wherein the presence of the at least one genetic marker indicates that the subject is afflicted with, or at risk of, developing AHSS. The method may further comprise treating the subject based on the results of step (b). The method may further comprise taking a clinical history from the subject. Genetic markers that are useful for the invention include, but are not limited to, alleles, microsatellites, SNPs, and haplotypes. The sample may be any sample capable of being obtained from a subject, including but not limited to blood, sputum, saliva, mucosal scraping and tissue biopsy samples.

In some embodiments of the invention, the genetic markers are SNPs selected from those listed in Tables 1-8. In other embodiments, genetic markers that are linked to each of the SNPs can be used to predict the corresponding AHSS risk.

The presence of the genetic marker can be detected using any method known in the art. Analysis may comprise nucleic acid amplification, such as PCR. Analysis may also comprise primer extension, restriction digestion, sequencing, hybridization, a DNAse protection assay, mass spectrometry, labeling, and separation analysis.

Other features and advantages of the disclosure will be apparent from the detailed description, drawings and from the claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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FIG. 1 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for all AHSS cases. Each dot in the plot represents an SNP, the x-axis refers to its position on chromosomes (human NCBI build 36), and the y-axis refers to the −log 10 (p-value) from the case/control study.

FIG. 2 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across all AHSS cases.

FIG. 3 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for type-1 AHSS cases.

FIG. 4 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across type-1 AHSS cases.

FIG. 5 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for type-4 AHSS cases.

FIG. 6 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across type-4 AHSS cases.

FIG. 7 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across amoxicillin-induced type-1 AHSS cases.

FIG. 8 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across amoxicillin-induced type-4 AHSS cases.

FIG. 9 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across INN-or-BAN-induced type-1 AHSS cases.

FIG. 10 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across INN-or-BAN-induced type-4 AHSS cases.

FIG. 11 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for all AHSS cases.

FIG. 12 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for type-1 AHSS cases.

FIG. 13 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for type-4 AHSS cases.

FIG. 14 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for betalactamic AHSS cases.

FIG. 15 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for trimetropim-sulfametoxazole AHSS.

FIG. 16 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for amoxicillin Type I AHSS.

FIG. 17 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for amoxicillin Type IV AHSS.

FIG. 18 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for amoxicillin-clavulanic acid Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 19 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for amoxicillin-clavulanic Type IV AHSS cases.

FIG. 20 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for ampicillin Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 21 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for ampicillin Type IV AHSS cases.

FIG. 22 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for bacampicillin Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 23 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for bacampicillin Type IV AHSS cases.

FIG. 24 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cefaclor Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 25 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cefazolin Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 26 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cefotaxime Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 27 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for ceftazidime Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 28 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cefatriaxone Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 29 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cefuroxime Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 30 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for penicillin Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 31 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for carbamazepine AHSS cases.

FIG. 32 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for allopurinol AHSS cases.

FIG. 33 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for piperacillin Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 34 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for lamotrigine AHSS cases.

FIG. 35 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for phenytoin AHSS cases.

FIG. 36 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cephalosporin Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 37 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cephalosporin Type IV AHSS cases.

FIG. 38 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for penicillin class Type I AHSS cases.

FIG. 39 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for penicillin class Type IV AHSS cases.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to specific embodiments and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, and that such alterations and further modifications of the invention, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated herein as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates, are contemplated as within the scope of the invention.

All terms as used herein are defined according to the ordinary meanings they have acquired in the art. Such definitions can be found in any technical dictionary or reference known to the skilled artisan, such as the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (McGraw-Hill, Inc.), Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (Cold Springs Harbor, New York), Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mack Publishing, PA), and Stedman's Medical Dictionary (Williams and Wilkins, MD). These references, along with those references, patents, and patent applications cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

The term “marker” as used herein refers to any morphological, biochemical, or nucleic acid-based phenotypic difference which reveals a DNA polymorphism. The presence of markers in a sample may be useful to determine the phenotypic status of a subject (e.g., whether an individual has or has not been afflicted with AHSS), or may be predictive of a physiological outcome (e.g., whether an individual is likely to develop AHSS). The markers may be differentially present in a biological sample or fluid, such as blood plasma or serum. The markers may be isolated by any method known in the art, including methods based on mass, binding characteristics, or other physicochemical characteristics. As used herein, the term “detecting” includes determining the presence, the absence, or a combination thereof, of one or more markers.

Non-limiting examples of nucleic acid-based, genetic markers include alleles, microsatellites, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), haplotypes, copy number variants (CNVs), insertions, and deletions.

The term “allele” as used herein refers to an observed class of DNA polymorphism at a genetic marker locus. Alleles may be classified based on different types of polymorphism, for example, DNA fragment size or DNA sequence. Individuals with the same observed fragment size or same sequence at a marker locus have the same genetic marker allele and thus are of the same allelic class.

The term “locus” as used herein refers to a genetically defined location for a collection of one or more DNA polymorphisms revealed by a morphological, biochemical or nucleic acid-bred analysis.

The term “genotype” as used herein refers to the allelic composition of an individual at genetic marker loci under study, and “genotyping” refers to the process of determining the genetic composition of individuals using genetic markers.

The term “single nucleotide polymorphism” (SNP) as used herein refers to a DNA sequence variation occurring when a single nucleotide in the genome or other shared sequence differs between members of a species or between paired chromosomes in an individual. The difference in the single nucleotide is referred to as an allele. A “haplotype” as used herein refers to a set of single SNPs on a single chromatid that are statistically associated.

The term “microsatellite” as used herein refers to polymorphic loci present in DNA that comprise repeating units of 1-6 base pairs in length.

An aspect of the invention provides a method for predicting the risk of a patient for developing adverse drug reactions, particularly acute hypersensitivity syndrome (AHSS). As used herein, an “adverse drug reaction” is as an undesired and unintended effect of a drug. A “drug” as used herein is any compound or agent that is administered to a patient for prophylactic, diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

AHSS may be caused by many different classes of drugs. Nonlimiting examples of drugs known to cause AHSS include aromatic anticonvulsants and other antiepileptics, sulfonamides, allopurinol, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), antipsycotics, eugeroics, and antibiotics. Aromatic anticonvulsants that are associated with AHSS include carbamazepine (CMZ), phenobarbital/phenobarbitone, lamotrigine, and phenytoin. Antibiotics that are associated with AHSS include amoxicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (INN) or co-amoxiclav (BAN), ceftriaxone, dapsone, and minocycline. Other drugs that are associated with AHSS include the antipsycotic risperidone, the eugeroic modafinil, and phenibut, which is a derivative of the naturally occurring neurotransmitter GABA.

Another aspect of the invention provides a method of identifying a subject afflicted with or at risk of developing AHSS comprising (a) obtaining a nucleic acid-containing sample from the subject; and (b) analyzing the sample to detect the presence of at least one genetic marker, wherein the presence of the at least one genetic marker indicates that the subject is afflicted with or at risk of developing AHSS. The method may further comprise treating the subject based on the results of step (b). The method may further comprise taking a clinical history from the subject. Genetic markers that are useful for the invention include, but are not limited to, alleles, microsatellites, SNPs, haplotypes, CNVs, insertions, and deletions.

In some embodiments of the invention, the genetic markers are one or more SNPs selected from those listed in Tables 1-8. The reference numbers provided for these SNPs are from the NCBI SNP database, at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=snp.

Each person's genetic material contains a unique SNP pattern that is made up of many different genetic variations. SNPs may serve as biological markers for pinpointing a disease on the human genome map, because they are usually located near a gene found to be associated with a certain disease. Occasionally, a SNP may actually cause a disease and, therefore, can be used to search for and isolate the disease-causing gene.

In accordance with the present disclosure, at least one marker may be detected. It is to be understood, and is described herein, that one or more markers may be detected and subsequently analyzed, including several or all of the markers identified. Further, it is to be understood that the failure to detect one or more of the markers of the invention, or the detection thereof at levels or quantities that may correlate with AHSS, may be useful as a means of selecting the individuals afflicted with or at risk for developing AHSS, and that the same forms a contemplated aspect of the invention.

In addition to the SNPs listed in Tables 1-8, genetic markers that are linked to each of the SNPs may be used to predict the corresponding AHSS risk as well. The presence of equivalent genetic markers may be indicative of the presence of the allele or SNP of interest, which, in turn, is indicative of a risk for AHSS. For example, equivalent markers may co-segregate or show linkage disequilibrium with the marker of interest. Equivalent markers may also be alleles or haplotypes based on combinations of SNPs.

The equivalent genetic marker may be any marker, including alleles, microsatellites, SNPs, and haplotypes. In some embodiments, the useful genetic markers are about 200 kb or less from the locus of interest. In other embodiments, the markers are about 100 kb, 80 kb, 60 kb, 40 kb, or 20 kb or less from the locus of interest.

To further increase the accuracy of risk prediction, the marker of interest and/or its equivalent marker may be determined along with the markers of accessory molecules and co-stimulatory molecules which are involved in the interaction between antigen-presenting cell and T-cell interaction. For example, the accessory and co-stimulatory molecules include cell surface molecules (e.g., CD80, CD86, CD28, CD4, CD8, T cell receptor (TCR), ICAM-1, CD11a, CD58, CD2, etc.), and inflammatory or pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines (e.g., TNF-α), and mediators (e.g., complements, apoptosis proteins, enzymes, extracellular matrix components, etc.). Also of interest are genetic markers of drug metabolizing enzymes which are involved in the bioactivation and detoxification of drugs. Non-limiting examples of drug metabolizing enzymes include phase I enzymes (e.g., cytochrome P450 superfamily), and phase II enzymes (e.g., microsomal epoxide hydrolase, arylamine N-acetyltransferase, UDP-glucuronosyl-transferase, etc.).

Another aspect of the invention provides a method for pharmacogenomic profiling. Accordingly, a panel of genetic factors is determined for a given individual, and each genetic factor is associated with the predisposition for a disease or medical condition, including adverse drug reactions. In some embodiments, the panel of genetic factors may include at least one SNP selected from Tables 1-8. The panel may include equivalent markers to the markers in Tables 1-8. The genetic markers for accessory molecules, co-stimulatory molecules and/or drug metabolizing enzymes described above may also be included.

Yet another aspect of the invention provides a method of screening and/or identifying agents that can be used to treat AHSS by using any of the genetic markers of the invention as a target in drug development. For example, cells expressing any of the SNPs or equivalents thereof may be contacted with putative drug agents, and the agents that bind to the SNP or equivalent are likely to inhibit the expression and/or function of the SNP. The efficacy of the candidate drug agent in treating AHSS may then be further tested.

In some embodiments, it may be useful to amplify the target sequence before evaluating the genetic marker. Nucleic acids used as a template for amplification may be isolated from cells, tissues or other samples according to standard methodologies such as are described, for example, in Sambrook et al., 1989. In certain embodiments, analysis is performed on whole cell or tissue homogenates or biological fluid samples without substantial purification of the template nucleic acid. The nucleic acid may be genomic DNA or fractionated or whole cell RNA. Where RNA is used, it may be desired to first convert the RNA to a complementary DNA. The DNA also may be from a cloned source or synthesized in vitro.

The term “primer,” refers to any nucleic acid that is capable of priming the synthesis of a nascent nucleic acid in a template-dependent process. Typically, primers are oligonucleotides from ten to twenty or thirty base pairs in length, but longer sequences can be employed. Primers may be provided in double-stranded or single-stranded form.

For amplification of SNPs, pairs of primers designed to selectively hybridize to nucleic acids flanking the polymorphic site may be contacted with the template nucleic acid under conditions that permit selective hybridization. Depending upon the desired application, high stringency hybridization conditions may be selected that will only allow hybridization to sequences that are completely complementary to the primers. In other embodiments, hybridization may occur under reduced stringency to allow for amplification of nucleic acids containing one or more mismatches with the primer sequences. Once hybridized, the template-primer complex may be contacted with one or more enzymes that facilitate template-dependent nucleic acid synthesis. Multiple rounds of amplification, also referred to as “cycles,” are conducted until a sufficient amount of amplification product is produced.

It is also possible that multiple target sequences will be amplified in a single reaction. Primers designed to expand specific sequences located in different regions of the target genome, thereby identifying different polymorphisms, would be mixed together in a single reaction mixture. The resulting amplification mixture would contain multiple amplified regions, and could be used as the source template for polymorphism detection using the methods described in this application.

Any known template dependent process may be advantageously employed to amplify the oligonucleotide sequences present in a given template sample. One of the best known amplification methods is the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which is described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195, 4,683,202 and 4,800,159, and in Innis et al., 1988, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

A reverse transcriptase PCR amplification procedure may be performed when the source of nucleic acid is fractionated or whole cell RNA. Methods of reverse transcribing RNA into cDNA are well known and are described in, for example, Sambrook et al., 1989. Alternative exemplary methods for reverse polymerization utilize thermostable DNA polymerases. These methods are described, for example, in International Publication WO 90/07641. Polymerase chain reaction methodologies are well known in the art. Representative methods of RT-PCR are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,882,864.

Another method for amplification is ligase chain reaction (LCR), disclosed, for example, in European Application No. 320 308, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. U.S. Pat. No. 4,883,750 describes a method similar to LCR for binding probe pairs to a target sequence. A method based on PCR and oligonucleotide ligase assay (OLA), disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,912,148, may also be used.

Another ligase-mediated reaction is disclosed by Guilfoyle et al. (1997). Genomic DNA is digested with a restriction enzyme and universal linkers are then ligated onto the restriction fragments. Primers to the universal linker sequence are then used in PCR to amplify the restriction fragments. By varying the conditions of the PCR, one can specifically amplify fragments of a certain size (e.g., fewer than 1000 bases). A benefit to using this approach is that each individual region would not have to be amplified separately. There would be the potential to screen thousands of SNPs from the single PCR reaction.

Q-beta Replicase, described, for example, in International Application No. PCT/US87/00880, may also be used as an amplification method in the present disclosure. In this method, a replicative sequence of RNA that has a region complementary to that of a target is added to a sample in the presence of an RNA polymerase. The polymerase will copy the replicative sequence, which may then be detected.

An isothermal amplification method, in which restriction endonucleases and ligases are used to achieve the amplification of target molecules that contain nucleotide 5′-[alpha-thio]-triphosphates in one strand of a restriction site may also be useful in the amplification of nucleic acids in the present disclosure (Walker et al., 1992). Strand Displacement Amplification (SDA), disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,916,779, is another method of carrying out isothermal amplification of nucleic acids which involves multiple rounds of strand displacement and synthesis, e.g., nick translation.

Other nucleic acid amplification procedures include polymerization-based amplification systems (TAS), for example, nucleic acid sequence based amplification (NASBA) and 3SR (Kwoh et al., 1989; International Application WO 88/10315, incorporated herein by reference in their entirety). European Application No. 329 822 discloses a nucleic acid amplification process involving cyclically synthesizing single-stranded RNA (ssRNA), ssDNA, and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), which may be used in accordance with the present disclosure.

International Application WO 89/06700 discloses a nucleic acid sequence amplification scheme based on the hybridization of a promoter region/primer sequence to a target single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) followed by polymerization of many RNA copies of the sequence. This scheme is not cyclic, i.e., new templates are not produced from the resultant RNA transcripts. Other amplification methods include “race” and “one-sided PCR” (Frohman, 1990; Ohara et al., 1989).

Methods of Detection

The genetic markers of the invention may be detected using any method known in the art. For example, genomic DNA may be hybridized to a probe that is specific for the allele of interest. The probe may be labeled for direct detection, or contacted by a second, detectable molecule that specifically binds to the probe. Alternatively, cDNA, RNA, or the protein product of the allele may be detected. For example, serotyping or microcytotoxicity methods may be used to determine the protein product of the allele. Similarly, equivalent genetic markers may be detected by any methods known in the art.

It is within the purview of one of skill in the art to design genetic tests to screen for AHSS or a predisposition for AHSS based on analysis of the genetic markers of the invention. For example, a genetic test may be based on the analysis of DNA for SNP patterns. Samples may be collected from a group of individuals affected by AHSS due to drug treatment and the DNA analyzed for SNP patterns. Non-limiting examples of sample sources include blood, sputum, saliva, mucosal scraping or tissue biopsy samples. These SNP patterns may then be compared to patterns obtained by analyzing the DNA from a group of individuals unaffected by AHSS due to drug treatment. This type of comparison, called an “association study,” can detect differences between the SNP patterns of the two groups, thereby indicating which pattern is most likely associated with AHSS. Eventually, SNP profiles that are characteristic of a variety of diseases will be established. These profiles can then be applied to the population at general, or those deemed to be at particular risk of developing AHSS.

Various techniques may be used to assess genetic markers. Non-limiting examples of a few of these techniques are discussed here and also described in US Patent Publication 2007/026827, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. In accordance with the present disclosure, any of these methods may be used to design genetic tests for affliction with or predisposition to AHSS. Additionally, these methods are continually being improved and new methods are being developed. It is contemplated that one of skill in the art will be able to use any improved or new methods, in addition to any existing method, for detecting and analyzing the genetic markers of the invention.

Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) is a technique in which different DNA sequences may be differentiated by analysis of patterns derived from cleavage of that DNA. If two sequences differ in the distance between sites of cleavage of a particular restriction endonuclease, the length of the fragments produced will differ when the DNA is digested with a restriction enzyme. The similarity of the patterns generated can be used to differentiate species (and even individual species members) from one another.

Restriction endonucleases are the enzymes that cleave DNA molecules at specific nucleotide sequences depending on the particular enzyme used. Enzyme recognition sites are usually 4 to 6 base pairs in length. Generally, the shorter the recognition sequence, the greater the number of fragments generated. If molecules differ in nucleotide sequence, fragments of different sizes may be generated. The fragments can be separated by gel electrophoresis. Restriction enzymes are isolated from a wide variety of bacterial genera and are thought to be part of the cell's defenses against invading bacterial viruses. Use of RFLP and restriction endonucleases in genetic marker analysis, such as SNP analysis, requires that the SNP affect cleavage of at least one restriction enzyme site.

Primer Extension is a technique in which the primer and no more than three NTPs may be combined with a polymerase and the target sequence, which serves as a template for amplification. By using fewer than all four NTPs, it is possible to omit one or more of the polymorphic nucleotides needed for incorporation at the polymorphic site. The amplification may be designed such that the omitted nucleotide(s) is(are) not required between the 3′ end of the primer and the target polymorphism. The primer is then extended by a nucleic acid polymerase, such as Taq polymerase. If the omitted NTP is required at the polymorphic site, the primer is extended up to the polymorphic site, at which point the polymerization ceases. However, if the omitted NTP is not required at the polymorphic site, the primer will be extended beyond the polymorphic site, creating a longer product. Detection of the extension products is based on, for example, separation by size/length which will thereby reveal which polymorphism is present.

Oligonucleotide Hybridization is a technique in which oligonucleotides may be designed to hybridize directly to a target site of interest. The hybridization can be performed on any useful format. For example, oligonucleotides may be arrayed on a chip or plate in a microarray. Microarrays comprise a plurality of oligos spatially distributed over, and stably associated with, the surface of a substantially planar substrate, e.g., a biochip. Microarrays of oligonucleotides have been developed and find use in a variety of applications, such as screening and DNA sequencing.

In gene analysis with microarrays, an array of “probe” oligonucleotides is contacted with a nucleic acid sample of interest, i.e., a target. Contact is carried out under hybridization conditions and unbound nucleic acid is then removed. The resultant pattern of hybridized nucleic acid provides information regarding the genetic profile of the sample tested. Methodologies of gene analysis on microarrays are capable of providing both qualitative and quantitative information.

A variety of different arrays which may be used is known in the art. The probe molecules of the arrays which are capable of sequence-specific hybridization with target nucleic acid may be polynucleotides or hybridizing analogues or mimetics thereof, including: nucleic acids in which the phosphodiester linkage has been replaced with a substitute linkage, such as phosphorothioate, methylimino, methylphosphonate, phosphoramidate, guanidine and the like; and nucleic acids in which the ribose subunit has been substituted, e.g., hexose phosphodiester, peptide nucleic acids, and the like. The length of the probes will generally range from 10 to 1000 nts, wherein in some embodiments the probes will be oligonucleotides and usually range from 15 to 150 nts and more usually from 15 to 100 nts in length, and in other embodiments the probes will be longer, usually ranging in length from 150 to 1000 nts, where the polynucleotide probes may be single- or double-stranded, usually single-stranded, and may be PCR fragments amplified from cDNA.

Probe molecules arrayed on the surface of a substrate may correspond to selected genes being analyzed and be positioned on the array at a known location so that positive hybridization events may be correlated to expression of a particular gene in the physiological source from which the target nucleic acid sample is derived. The substrate with which the probe molecules are stably associated may be fabricated from a variety of materials, including plastics, ceramics, metals, gels, membranes, glasses, and the like. The arrays may be produced according to any convenient methodology, such as preforming the probes and then stably associating them with the surface of the support or growing the probes directly on the support. Different array configurations and methods for their production and use are known to those of skill in the art and disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,445,934, 5,532,128, 5,556,752, 5,242,974, 5,384,261, 5,405,783, 5,412,087, 5,424,186, 5,429,807, 5,436,327, 5,472,672, 5,527,681, 5,529,756, 5,545,531, 5,554,501, 5,561,071, 5,571,639, 5,593,839, 5,599,695, 5,624,711, 5,658,734, 5,700,637, and 6,004,755, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties.

Following hybridization, where non-hybridized labeled nucleic acid is capable of emitting a signal during the detection step, a washing step is employed in which unhybridized labeled nucleic acid is removed from the support surface, generating a pattern of hybridized nucleic acid on the substrate surface. Various wash solutions and protocols for their use are known to those of skill in the art and may be used.

Where the label on the target nucleic acid is not directly detectable, the array comprising bound target may be contacted with the other member(s) of the signal producing system that is being employed. For example, where the target is biotinylated, the array may be contacted with streptavidin-fluorescer conjugate under conditions sufficient for binding between the specific binding member pairs to occur. Following contact, any unbound members of the signal producing system will then be removed, e.g., by washing. The specific wash conditions employed will depend on the specific nature of the signal producing system that is employed, as will be known to those of skill in the art familiar with the particular signal producing system employed.

The resultant hybridization pattern(s) of labeled nucleic acids may be visualized or detected in a variety of ways, with the particular manner of detection being chosen based on the particular label of the nucleic acid, where representative detection means include scintillation counting, autoradiography, fluorescence measurement, calorimetric measurement, light emission measurement and the like.

Prior to detection or visualization, the potential for a mismatch hybridization event that could potentially generate a false positive signal on the pattern may be reduced by treating the array of hybridized target/probe complexes with an endonuclease under conditions sufficient such that the endonuclease degrades single stranded, but not double stranded, DNA. Various different endonucleases are known and may be used, including but not limited to mung bean nuclease, S1 nuclease, and the like. Where such treatment is employed in an assay in which the target nucleic acids are not labeled with a directly detectable label, e.g., in an assay with biotinylated target nucleic acids, the endonuclease treatment will generally be performed prior to contact of the array with the other member(s) of the signal producing system, e.g., fluorescent-streptavidin conjugate. Endonuclease treatment, as described above, ensures that only end-labeled target/probe complexes having a substantially complete hybridization at the 3′ end of the probe are detected in the hybridization pattern.

Following hybridization and any washing step(s) and/or subsequent treatments, as described herein, the resultant hybridization pattern may be detected. In detecting or visualizing the hybridization pattern, the intensity or signal value of the label may also be quantified, such that the signal from each spot of the hybridization will be measured and compared to a unit value corresponding the signal emitted by known number of labeled target nucleic acids to obtain a count or absolute value of the copy number of each end-labeled target that is hybridized to a particular spot on the array in the hybridization pattern.

It will be appreciated that any useful system for detecting nucleic acids may be used in accordance with the present disclosure. For example, mass spectrometry, hybridization, sequencing, labeling, and separation analysis may be used individually or in combination, and may also be used in combination with other known methods of detecting nucleic acids.

Electrospray ionization (ESI) is a type of mass spectrometry that is used to produce gaseous ions from highly polar, mostly nonvolatile biomolecules, including lipids. The sample is typically injected as a liquid at low flow rates (1-10 μL/min) through a capillary tube to which a strong electric field is applied. The field charges the liquid in the capillary and produces a fine spray of highly charged droplets that are electrostatically attracted to the mass spectrometer inlet. The evaporation of the solvent from the surface of a droplet as it travels through the desolvation chamber increases its charge density substantially. When this increase exceeds the Rayleigh stability limit, ions are ejected and ready for MS analysis.

A typical conventional ESI source consists of a metal capillary of typically 0.1-0.3 mm in diameter, with a tip held approximately 0.5 to 5 cm (but more usually 1 to 3 cm) away from an electrically grounded circular interface having at its center the sampling orifice. A potential difference of between 1 to 5 kV (but more typically 2 to 3 kV) is applied to the capillary by power supply to generate a high electrostatic field (10⁶ to 10⁷ V/m) at the capillary tip. A sample liquid, carrying the analyte to be analyzed by the mass spectrometer, is delivered to the tip through an internal passage from a suitable source (such as from a chromatograph or directly from a sample solution via a liquid flow controller). By applying pressure to the sample in the capillary, the liquid leaves the capillary tip as small highly electrically charged droplets and further undergoes desolvation and breakdown to form single or multi-charged gas phase ions in the form of an ion beam. The ions are then collected by the grounded (or oppositely-charged) interface plate and led through an the orifice into an analyzer of the mass spectrometer. During this operation, the voltage applied to the capillary is held constant. Aspects of construction of ESI sources are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,838,002; 5,788,166; 5,757,994; RE 35,413; and 5,986,258.

In ESI tandem mass spectroscopy (ESI/MS/MS), one is able to simultaneously analyze both precursor ions and product ions, thereby monitoring a single precursor product reaction and producing (through selective reaction monitoring (SRM)) a signal only when the desired precursor ion is present. When the internal standard is a stable isotope-labeled version of the analyte, this is known as quantification by the stable isotope dilution method. This approach has been used to accurately measure pharmaceuticals and bioactive peptides.

Secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) is an analytical method that uses ionized particles emitted from a surface for mass spectroscopy at a sensitivity of detection of a few parts per billion. The sample surface is bombarded by primary energetic particles, such as electrons, ions (e.g., O, Cs), neutrals or photons, forcing atomic and molecular particles to be ejected from the surface, a process called sputtering. Since some of these sputtered particles carry a charge, a mass spectrometer can be used to measure their mass and charge. Continued sputtering permits measuring of the exposed elements as material is removed. This in turn permits one to construct elemental depth profiles. Although the majority of secondary ionized particles are electrons, it is the secondary ions which are detected and analyzed by the mass spectrometer in this method.

Laser desorption mass spectroscopy (LD-MS) involves the use of a pulsed laser, which induces desorption of sample material from a sample site, and effectively, vaporizes sample off of the sample substrate. This method is usually used in conjunction with a mass spectrometer, and can be performed simultaneously with ionization by adjusting the laser radiation wavelength.

When coupled with Time-of-Flight (TOF) measurement, LD-MS is referred to as LDLPMS (Laser Desorption Laser Photoionization Mass Spectroscopy). The LDLPMS method of analysis gives instantaneous volatilization of the sample, and this form of sample fragmentation permits rapid analysis without any wet extraction chemistry. The LDLPMS instrumentation provides a profile of the species present while the retention time is low and the sample size is small. In LDLPMS, an impactor strip is loaded into a vacuum chamber. The pulsed laser is fired upon a certain spot of the sample site, and species present are desorbed and ionized by the laser radiation. This ionization also causes the molecules to break up into smaller fragment-ions. The positive or negative ions made are then accelerated into the flight tube, being detected at the end by a microchannel plate detector. Signal intensity, or peak height, is measured as a function of travel time. The applied voltage and charge of the particular ion determines the kinetic energy, and separation of fragments is due to their different sizes causing different velocities. Each ion mass will thus have a different flight-time to the detector.

Other advantages of the LDLPMS method include the possibility of constructing the system to give a quiet baseline of the spectra because one can prevent coevolved neutrals from entering the flight tube by operating the instrument in a linear mode. Also, in environmental analysis, the salts in the air and as deposits will not interfere with the laser desorption and ionization. This instrumentation also is very sensitive and robust, and has been shown to be capable of detecting trace levels in natural samples without any prior extraction preparations.

Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of Flight (MALDI-TOF) is a type of mass spectrometry useful for analyzing molecules across an extensive mass range with high sensitivity, minimal sample preparation and rapid analysis times. MALDI-TOF also enables non-volatile and thermally labile molecules to be analyzed with relative ease. One important application of MALDI-TOF is in the area of quantification of peptides and proteins, such as in biological tissues and fluids.

Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption and Ionization (SELDI) is another type of desorption/ionization gas phase ion spectrometry in which an analyte is captured on the surface of a SELDI mass spectrometry probe. There are several known versions of SELDI.

One version of SELDI is affinity capture mass spectrometry, also called Surface-Enhanced Affinity Capture (SEAC). This version involves the use of probes that have a material on the probe surface that captures analytes through a non-covalent affinity interaction (adsorption) between the material and the analyte. The material is variously called an “adsorbent,” a “capture reagent,” an “affinity reagent” or a “binding moiety.” The capture reagent may be any material capable of binding an analyte. The capture reagent may be attached directly to the substrate of the selective surface, or the substrate may have a reactive surface that carries a reactive moiety that is capable of binding the capture reagent, e.g., through a reaction forming a covalent or coordinate covalent bond. Epoxide and carbodiimidazole are useful reactive moieties to covalently bind polypeptide capture reagents such as antibodies or cellular receptors. Nitriloacetic acid and iminodiacetic acid are useful reactive moieties that function as chelating agents to bind metal ions that interact non-covalently with histidine containing peptides. Adsorbents are generally classified as chromatographic adsorbents and biospecific adsorbents.

Another version of SELDI is Surface-Enhanced Neat Desorption (SEND), which involves the use of probes comprising energy absorbing molecules that are chemically bound to the probe surface. Energy absorbing molecules (EAM) refer to molecules that are capable of absorbing energy from a laser desorption/ionization source and, thereafter, of contributing to desorption and ionization of analyte molecules in contact therewith. The EAM category includes molecules used in MALDI, frequently referred to as “matrix,” and is exemplified by cinnamic acid derivatives such as sinapinic acid (SPA), cyano-hydroxy-cinnamic acid (CHCA) and dihydroxybenzoic acid, ferulic acid, and hydroxyaceto-phenone derivatives. In certain versions, the energy absorbing molecule is incorporated into a linear or cross-linked polymer, e.g., a polymethacrylate. For example, the composition may be a co-polymer of α-cyano-4-methacryloyloxycinnamic acid and acrylate. In another version, the composition may be a co-polymer of α-cyano-4-methacryloyloxycinnamic acid, acrylate and 3-(tri-ethoxy)silyl propyl methacrylate. In another version, the composition may be a co-polymer of α-cyano-4-methacryloyloxycinnamic acid and octadecylmethacrylate (“C18 SEND”).

SEAC/SEND is a version of SELDI in which both a capture reagent and an energy absorbing molecule are attached to the sample presenting surface. SEAC/SEND probes therefore allow the capture of analytes through affinity capture and ionization/desorption without the need to apply external matrix.

Another version of SELDI, called Surface-Enhanced Photolabile Attachment and Release (SEPAR), involves the use of probes having moieties attached to the surface that can covalently bind an analyte, and then release the analyte through breaking a photolabile bond in the moiety after exposure to light, e.g., to laser light. SEPAR and other forms of SELDI are readily adapted to detecting a marker or marker profile, in accordance with the present disclosure.

In accordance with the disclosure, nucleic acid hybridization is another useful method of analyzing genetic markers. Nucleic acid hybridization is generally understood as the ability of a nucleic acid to selectively form duplex molecules with complementary stretches of DNAs and/or RNAs. Depending on the application, varying conditions of hybridization may be used to achieve varying degrees of selectivity of the probe or primers for the target sequence.

Typically, a probe or primer of between 10 and 100 nucleotides, and up to 1-2 kilobases or more in length, will allow the formation of a duplex molecule that is both stable and selective. Molecules having complementary sequences over contiguous stretches greater than 20 bases in length may be used to increase stability and selectivity of the hybrid molecules obtained. Nucleic acid molecules for hybridization may be readily prepared, for example, by directly synthesizing the fragment by chemical means or by introducing selected sequences into recombinant vectors for recombinant production.

For applications requiring high selectivity, relatively high stringency conditions may be used to form the hybrids. For example, relatively low salt and/or high temperature conditions, such as provided by about 0.02 M to about 0.10 M NaCl at temperatures of about 50° C. to about 70° C. Such high stringency conditions tolerate little, if any, mismatch between the probe or primers and the template or target strand and would be particularly suitable for isolating specific genes or for detecting specific mRNA transcripts. It is generally appreciated that conditions can be rendered more stringent by the addition of increasing amounts of formamide.

For certain applications, lower stringency conditions may be used. Under these conditions, hybridization may occur even though the sequences of the hybridizing strands are not perfectly complementary, but are mismatched at one or more positions. Conditions may be rendered less stringent by increasing salt concentration and/or decreasing temperature. For example, a medium stringency condition could be provided by about 0.1 to 0.25 M NaCl at temperatures of about 37° C. to about 55° C., while a low stringency condition could be provided by about 0.15 M to about 0.9 M salt, at temperatures ranging from about 20° C. to about 55° C. Hybridization conditions can be readily manipulated by those of skill depending on the desired results.

It is within the purview of the skilled artisan to design and select the appropriate primers, probes, and enzymes for any of the methods of genetic marker analysis. For example, for detection of SNPs, the skilled artisan will generally use agents that are capable of detecting single nucleotide changes in DNA. These agents may hybridize to target sequences that contain the change. Or, these agents may hybridize to target sequences that are adjacent to (e.g., upstream or 5′ to) the region of change.

In general, it is envisioned that the probes or primers described herein will be useful as reagents in solution hybridization for detection of expression of corresponding genes, as well as in embodiments employing a solid phase. In embodiments involving a solid phase, the test DNA (or RNA) is adsorbed or otherwise affixed to a selected matrix or surface. This fixed, single-stranded nucleic acid is then subjected to hybridization with selected probes under desired conditions. The conditions selected will depend on the particular circumstances (depending, for example, on the G+C content, type of target nucleic acid, source of nucleic acid, size of hybridization probe, etc.). Optimization of hybridization conditions for the particular application of interest, as described herein, is well known to those of skill in the art. After washing of the hybridized molecules to remove non-specifically bound probe molecules, hybridization is detected, and/or quantified, by determining the amount of bound label. Representative solid phase hybridization methods are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,843,663, 5,900,481 and 5,919,626. Other methods of hybridization that may be used in the practice of the present invention are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,849,481, 5,849,486 and 5,851,772. The relevant portions of these and other references identified in this section are incorporated herein by reference.

The synthesis of oligonucleotides for use as primers and probes is well known to those of skill in the art. Chemical synthesis can be achieved, for example, by the diester method, the triester method, the polynucleotide phosphorylase method and by solid-phase chemistry. Various mechanisms of oligonucleotide synthesis have been disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,659,774, 4,816,571, 5,141,813, 5,264,566, 4,959,463, 5,428,148, 5,554,744, 5,574,146, and 5,602,244, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

In certain embodiments, nucleic acid products are separated by agarose, agarose-acrylamide or polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis using standard methods such as those described, for example, in Sambrook et al., 1989. Separated products may be cut out and eluted from the gel for further manipulation. Using low melting point agarose gels, the skilled artisan may remove the separated band by heating the gel, followed by extraction of the nucleic acid.

Separation of nucleic acids may also be effected by chromatographic techniques known in the art. There are many kinds of chromatography that may be used in the practice of the present invention, non-limiting examples of which include capillary adsorption, partition, ion-exchange, hydroxylapatite, molecular sieve, reverse-phase, column, paper, thin-layer, and gas chromatography, as well as HPLC.

A number of the above separation platforms may be coupled to achieve separations based on two different properties. For example, some of the primers may be coupled with a moiety that allows affinity capture, and some primers remain unmodified. Modifications may include a sugar (for binding to a lectin column), a hydrophobic group (for binding to a reverse-phase column), biotin (for binding to a streptavidin column), or an antigen (for binding to an antibody column). Samples may be run through an affinity chromatography column. The flow-through fraction is collected, and the bound fraction eluted (by chemical cleavage, salt elution, etc.). Each sample may then be further fractionated based on a property, such as mass, to identify individual components.

In certain aspects, it will be advantageous to employ nucleic acids of defined sequences of the present disclosure in combination with an appropriate means, such as a label, for determining hybridization. Various appropriate indicator means are known in the art, including fluorescent, radioactive, enzymatic or other ligands, such as avidin/biotin, which are capable of being detected. In the case of enzyme tags, colorimetric indicator substrates are known that may be employed to provide a detection means that is visibly or spectrophotometrically detectable, to identify specific hybridization with complementary nucleic acid containing samples. In yet other embodiments, the primer has a mass label that can be used to detect the molecule amplified. Other embodiments also contemplate the use of Taqman™ and Molecular Beacon™ probes.

Radioactive isotopes useful for the practice of the invention include, but are not limited to, tritium, ¹⁴C and ³²P. Among the fluorescent labels contemplated for use as conjugates include Alexa 350, Alexa 430, AMCA, BODIPY 630/650, BODIPY 650/665, BODIPY-FL, BODIPY-R6G, BODIPY-TMR, BODIPY-TRX, Cascade Blue, Cy3, Cy5,6-FAM, Fluorescein Isothiocyanate, HEX, 6-JOE, Oregon Green 488, Oregon Green 500, Oregon Green 514, Pacific Blue, REG, Rhodamine Green, Rhodamine Red, Renographin, ROX, TAMRA, TET, Tetramethylrhodamine, and/or Texas Red.

The choice of label may vary, depending on the method used for analysis. When using capillary electrophoresis, microfluidic electrophoresis, HPLC, or LC separations, either incorporated or intercalated fluorescent dyes may be used to label and detect the amplification products. Samples are detected dynamically, in that fluorescence is quantitated as a labeled species moves past the detector. If an electrophoretic method, HPLC, or LC is used for separation, products can be detected by absorption of UV light. If polyacrylamide gel or slab gel electrophoresis is used, the primer for the extension reaction can be labeled with a fluorophore, a chromophore or a radioisotope, or by associated enzymatic reaction. Alternatively, if polyacrylamide gel or slab gel electrophoresis is used, one or more of the NTPs in the extension reaction can be labeled with a fluorophore, a chromophore or a radioisotope, or by associated enzymatic reaction. Enzymatic detection involves binding an enzyme to a nucleic acid, e.g., via a biotin:avidin interaction, following separation of the amplification products on a gel, then detection by chemical reaction, such as chemiluminescence generated with luminol. A fluorescent signal may be monitored dynamically. Detection with a radioisotope or enzymatic reaction may require an initial separation by gel electrophoresis, followed by transfer of DNA molecules to a solid support (blot) prior to analysis. If blots are made, they can be analyzed more than once by probing, stripping the blot, and then reprobing. If the extension products are separated using a mass spectrometer, no label is required because nucleic acids are detected directly.

While whole genome association (WGA) studies allow examination of many common SNPs in different individuals to identify associations between SNPs and traits like major diseases, exome sequencing studies can increase efficiency by allowing selective sequencing of at least the coding regions (i.e., the exons that are translated into proteins) of the genome, in which most functional variation is thought to occur. Some benefits of exome sequencing can include the detection of traits without traditional genetic linkage, with fewer available case studies (e.g., rare Mendelian diseases), with causal variants in different genes (i.e., genetic heterogeneity), and with diverse clinical features (i.e., phenotypic heterogeneity). The exome constitutes only about 1% of the entire human genome, and a large number of rare mutations have weak or no effects in non-coding sequences.

Target-enrichment methods like direct genomic selection (DGS) allow selective capture of genomic regions of interest from a DNA sample prior to sequencing. Other target-enrichment methods can include, but are not limited to, at least one of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify target-specific DNA sequences; molecular inversion probes of single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides that undergo an enzymatic reaction with target-specific DNA sequences to form circular DNA fragments; hybrid capture microarrays that contain fixed, tiled single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides with target-specific DNA sequences to hybridize sheared double-stranded fragments of genomic DNA; in-solution capture with single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides with target-specific DNA sequences synthesized in solution to hybridize sheared double-stranded fragments of genomic DNA in the solution; and methods using sequencing platforms, such as Sanger sequencing, 454™ sequencing (available from Roche Diagnostics Corp. (Branford, Conn.)), the Genome Analyzer™ (available from Illumina, Inc. (San Diego, Calif.)), and SOLiD® and Ion Torrent™ technologies (available from Life Technologies Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.)).

Other methods of nucleic acid detection that may be used in the practice of the instant invention are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,840,873, 5,843,640, 5,843,651, 5,846,708, 5,846,717, 5,846,726, 5,846,729, 5,849,487, 5,853,990, 5,853,992, 5,853,993, 5,856,092, 5,861,244, 5,863,732, 5,863,753, 5,866,331, 5,905,024, 5,910,407, 5,912,124, 5,912,145, 5,919,630, 5,925,517, 5,928,862, 5,928,869, 5,929,227, 5,932,413 and 5,935,791, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

While the foregoing specification teaches the principles of the invention, with examples provided for the purpose of illustration, it will be appreciated by one skilled in the art from reading this disclosure that various changes in form and detail can be made without departing from the true scope of the invention.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Whole-Genome Association Study

A whole-genome association (WGA) study was undertaken in which the case group comprised 441 cases (271 type-1 AHSS cases and 170 type-4 AHSS cases). AHSS cases were characterized using comprehensive clinical report formats. Standardized phenotypic definitions for AHSS are described in Pirmohamed, et al., “Phenotype Standardization for Immune-Mediated Drug-Induced Skin Injury,” 89(6) Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 896-901 (2011), the contents of which are incorporated by reference.

The control group comprised 2023 samples that match the cases for age, sex, and race. The controls were categorized as penicillin negative, POPRES, Spanish subject, TSI, ALS Italian subject, and Hypergenes Italian subject cohorts.

Genotyping was performed using the Illumina 1M and Illumina 550v3 arrays or chips.

Principle component analysis (PCA) was done on all AHSS cases and controls to detect population structure. Standard quality control procedures were applied to the case-control genotype data set (based on SNP call rates, Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, and minor allele frequency) to exclude from downstream analysis low quality SNPs that could generate potentially false positive associations. Genetically-matched controls were selected for each case group, resulting in 441 cases (271 type-1 AHSS cases and 170 type-4 AHSS cases).

Associations were tested using Fisher's exact test under additive, dominant, and recessive models through PLINK. The cohorts analyzed against the 2023 controls in the WGA study were: total AHSS cases, type-1 AHSS cases, type-4 AHSS cases, and drug-specific analyses of amoxicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (INN) or co-amoxiclav (BAN), ceftriaxone, and carbamazepine (CMZ) cases. Tables 1-8 show the SNPs that have a p-value smaller than 10⁻⁵ in each of the data sets.

Total AHSS Cases vs. Controls

Table 1 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with AHSS. FIG. 1 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for all AHSS cases. FIG. 2 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across all AHSS cases.

TABLE 1 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs6759065 2 135389197 1.34E−13 1.809 rs3129882 6 32409530 1.47E−06 1.474 rs11639902 16 71755852 3.54E−06 1.457 rs9268137 6 32255269 4.34E−06 0.5538 rs3096674 6 32238219 4.84E−06 0.5553 rs3115557 6 32239651 4.84E−06 0.5553 rs9268202 6 32279340 4.89E−06 0.5547 rs9268131 6 32254452 5.26E−06 0.5566 rs7341328 6 32275194 6.32E−06 0.5652 rs9268135 6 32255230 6.45E−06 0.5592 rs12598984 16 82521687 6.83E−06 1.448 rs9268125 6 32252678 7.17E−06 0.5645 rs3132931 6 32235895 7.65E−06 0.5621 rs618781 11 100454936 9.00E−06 0.6892 rs1554669 1 167415791 9.48E−06 0.4442 rs2973276 4 37597591 9.85E−06 0.6556 rs6939410 6 32280182 1.03E−05 0.5662 rs6915455 6 32283494 1.06E−05 0.5737 rs9268192 6 32277211 1.06E−05 0.5738 rs3864300 6 32271807 1.07E−05 0.574 rs9268168 6 32272510 1.07E−05 0.574 rs6457536 6 32273765 1.07E−05 0.574 rs9268200 6 32278670 1.10E−05 0.5743 rs4653080 1 33819814 1.35E−05 1.434 rs4688558 3 65296020 1.35E−05 1.497 rs1857514 1 111027035 1.43E−05 2.018 rs16835351 1 33779043 1.55E−05 1.428 rs4653027 1 33784627 1.65E−05 1.43 rs10871427 16 82521530 2.00E−05 1.425 rs13223714 7 103490420 2.27E−05 0.6552 rs11614966 12 2346254 3.07E−05 1.874 rs13076270 3 37869380 3.13E−05 1.879 rs3864302 6 32278792 3.19E−05 0.6 rs3115560 6 32236142 3.30E−05 0.6024 rs7281733 21 42655515 3.31E−05 0.6072 rs3130340 6 32244627 3.39E−05 0.6029 rs476927 3 193513016 3.45E−05 1.422 rs3739668 9 100963653 3.46E−05 1.4 rs7264 1 33789382 3.53E−05 1.412 rs3115552 6 32246156 3.57E−05 0.6031 rs16865914 3 190528576 3.65E−05 0.589 rs3096681 6 32235177 3.66E−05 0.6041 rs9268055 6 32230608 3.72E−05 0.6044 rs3096673 6 32238013 3.77E−05 0.6044 rs3115553 6 32245827 3.77E−05 0.604 rs6502888 17 5736703 3.83E−05 1.778 rs3749966 6 32261507 3.99E−05 0.605 rs6935269 6 32260350 4.00E−05 0.605 rs228179 6 38304882 4.06E−05 0.7085 rs33848 19 34024250 4.12E−05 0.6989 rs16965156 17 37697212 4.18E−05 1.835 rs7751896 6 32255410 4.21E−05 0.6066 rs1424065 16 82529475 4.34E−05 1.394 rs2185282 1 240776190 5.01E−05 1.503 rs6909427 6 32268701 5.09E−05 0.609 rs2281985 1 165386158 5.39E−05 1.395 rs4778147 15 27752745 5.43E−05 1.387 rs420518 5 60886299 5.68E−05 1.915 rs6965611 7 52167385 5.73E−05 1.459 rs11756326 6 79306231 5.91E−05 0.534 rs4548247 9 73104819 6.31E−05 1.401 rs2790090 6 153701111 6.39E−05 1.368 rs4853633 2 190946324 6.39E−05 0.6791 rs10035652 5 143258738 6.57E−05 1.433 rs7682101 4 158199532 6.74E−05 1.559 rs4890751 18 15075994 6.98E−05 0.4291 rs3772914 3 81634571 7.14E−05 1.376 rs11064994 12 120455764 7.22E−05 1.945 rs1884056 14 23766591 7.50E−05 1.392 rs8017130 14 23759156 7.52E−05 1.395 rs17035889 4 158155690 7.56E−05 1.556 rs10780936 9 73121323 7.56E−05 1.406 rs2446823 8 95127612 7.63E−05 0.5955 rs6800173 3 37891706 8.11E−05 1.668 rs2837990 21 42620149 8.16E−05 0.6548 rs2910587 5 57523164 8.49E−05 0.72 rs7044960 9 126198147 8.82E−05 1.383 rs6445959 3 51772347 9.12E−05 1.521 Type-1 AHSS Cases vs. Controls

Table 2 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with type-1 AHSS. FIG. 3 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for type-1 AHSS cases. FIG. 4 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across type-1 AHSS cases.

TABLE 2 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs6759065 2 135389197 1.14E−10 1.875 rs3129882 6 32409530 2.44E−07 1.663 rs10995356 10 64655913 9.55E−07 1.623 rs476927 3 193513016 3.55E−06 1.603 rs9380293 6 32377284 6.31E−06 2.577 rs9405098 6 32379736 6.31E−06 2.577 rs6502888 17 5736703 6.36E−06 2.063 rs3739668 9 100963653 6.75E−06 1.555 rs3732527 3 9867625 6.96E−06 1.564 rs11662822 18 71459511 1.21E−05 0.6343 rs11183609 12 47167837 1.55E−05 1.797 rs4778147 15 27752745 1.63E−05 1.541 rs10118040 9 117879414 1.74E−05 1.52 rs16835351 1 33779043 2.19E−05 1.526 rs4653080 1 33819814 2.33E−05 1.527 rs12275165 11 95565840 2.52E−05 2.431 rs941428 6 25622233 2.54E−05 0.4931 rs4712944 6 25488265 2.79E−05 0.6504 rs2185282 1 240776190 2.84E−05 1.65 rs9490951 6 124144516 2.91E−05 1.658 rs6773564 3 9863233 3.13E−05 1.509 rs7760799 6 25499895 3.31E−05 0.4685 rs2290305 3 9871030 3.38E−05 1.528 rs7264 1 33789382 3.44E−05 1.515 rs11569523 19 6689042 3.64E−05 2.083 rs2065449 10 64709041 3.69E−05 0.6671 rs4653027 1 33784627 3.84E−05 1.514 rs3116240 2 232920430 4.00E−05 0.6581 rs676184 11 35868300 4.65E−05 0.3296 rs3100612 2 232907292 4.81E−05 0.6644 rs258747 5 142656813 4.85E−05 0.6727 rs2195099 8 82523326 4.96E−05 0.6633 rs668816 11 84758991 5.46E−05 0.647 rs12598984 16 82521687 5.67E−05 1.497 rs11785575 8 37161801 6.23E−05 1.751 rs2910587 5 57523164 6.24E−05 0.661 rs1275689 14 69812279 6.56E−05 0.6593 rs16865914 3 190528576 6.78E−05 0.518 rs13076270 3 37869380 7.58E−05 2.037 rs2790090 6 153701111 7.71E−05 1.465 rs322698 3 25354249 7.74E−05 1.574 rs12589157 14 24678784 8.53E−05 1.9 rs420518 5 60886299 8.65E−05 2.071 rs6877893 5 142727193 8.90E−05 0.6822 rs10243659 7 28389760 9.10E−05 1.617 rs4789799 17 80533079 9.21E−05 0.6762 rs9363052 6 93949168 9.34E−05 2.05 rs1376021 3 35278091 9.64E−05 0.6729 rs11668751 19 7251842 9.67E−05 0.644 rs2609178 2 6119019 9.75E−05 0.6724 rs345725 6 93973569 9.87E−05 2.034 rs4796398 17 7208197 9.91E−05 1.459 Type-4 AHSS Cases vs. Controls

Table 3 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with type-4 AHSS. FIG. 5 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for type-4 AHSS cases. FIG. 6 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across type-4 AHSS cases. The MHC signal of type-4 AHSS shown in FIG. 6 is less homogeneous than the MHC signal of type-1 AHSS.

TABLE 3 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs2346115 12 126464618 2.24E−06 1.85 rs1857514 1 111027035 3.06E−06 2.66 rs6759065 2 135389197 3.07E−06 1.72 rs1445661 1 188895696 3.86E−06 3.2 rs4672781 2 216611057 4.24E−06 1.9 rs4255961 2 216624563 5.11E−06 1.901 rs9950970 18 50863808 5.53E−06 0.5471 rs11064994 12 120455764 7.39E−06 2.625 rs1367634 18 50864668 9.53E−06 0.557 rs3107233 2 216581110 1.30E−05 1.886 rs4482212 14 86500099 1.40E−05 2.012 rs4586623 2 233939615 1.44E−05 1.835 rs6480448 10 72018243 1.46E−05 2.162 rs7335632 13 42117369 1.75E−05 2.199 rs678885 19 39483550 2.10E−05 1.658 rs12411465 10 77548286 2.55E−05 1.771 rs6962818 7 21142122 2.64E−05 1.722 rs1021217 4 186584255 2.78E−05 2.016 rs6558873 8 4238243 2.81E−05 1.682 rs9262176 6 30731330 2.83E−05 2.274 rs2244313 14 86592744 2.84E−05 1.995 rs1865651 2 174307600 2.86E−05 0.6007 rs4148512 13 95791728 3.54E−05 1.675 rs247842 16 84464468 3.86E−05 1.625 rs16829527 1 188870483 3.95E−05 2.895 rs2701516 15 37417719 3.96E−05 1.693 rs7713961 5 4638885 4.25E−05 1.8 rs2128332 6 149160809 4.29E−05 1.651 rs12199775 6 143898894 4.38E−05 2.202 rs13126649 4 98170598 4.67E−05 1.661 rs4888327 16 75008348 4.68E−05 0.5998 rs4270245 18 50621050 5.07E−05 0.5875 rs590830 10 14444837 5.31E−05 2.377 rs4744587 9 72785653 5.42E−05 2.5 rs17493434 16 15987876 6.40E−05 1.795 rs4939777 18 46050864 6.56E−05 1.988 rs4642255 4 98127149 6.91E−05 1.64 rs11721581 4 98119717 7.02E−05 1.64 rs2766482 13 95785721 7.27E−05 1.586 rs12020194 13 99011437 7.42E−05 0.6059 rs11764532 7 80494049 7.45E−05 1.646 rs17153698 8 11590008 7.47E−05 1.74 rs17036413 4 106894867 7.89E−05 2.306 rs7554297 1 189764331 8.30E−05 2.979 rs613311 10 14458385 8.49E−05 2.369 rs9941589 2 67508174 8.62E−05 1.672 rs11665454 18 68432346 9.00E−05 1.691 rs9828150 3 2543302 9.02E−05 0.6178 rs8037339 15 39529008 9.10E−05 2.119 rs1568083 15 76670916 9.22E−05 1.824 rs4548247 9 73104819 9.23E−05 1.606 rs6911131 6 143865221 9.29E−05 2.18 rs6864188 5 103390933 9.46E−05 1.634 rs6908102 6 14926320 9.78E−05 0.4788

Drug-Specific Analyses

For the amoxicillin-specific analysis, a subset of 146 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with amoxicillin, was analyzed. Table 4 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with amoxicillin-induced AHSS. FIG. 7 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across amoxicillin-induced type-1 AHSS cases. FIG. 8 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across amoxicillin-induced type-4 AHSS cases.

TABLE 4 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs476927 3 193513016 2.58E−06 1.841 rs420518 5 60886299 4.25E−06 2.711 rs4688558 3 65296020 5.08E−06 1.888 rs4912606 5 140784895 6.01E−06 3.314 rs12377726 9 742884 6.23E−06 1.848 rs533857 3 193527389 1.02E−05 1.758 rs8132871 21 42810820 1.61E−05 2.025 rs9380293 6 32377284 1.77E−05 2.939 rs9405098 6 32379736 1.77E−05 2.939 rs977219 9 82399186 2.44E−05 1.711 rs1427550 2 19809777 2.73E−05 1.713 rs7897633 10 52957721 2.83E−05 1.733 rs16965156 17 37697212 3.07E−05 2.382 rs6759065 2 135389197 3.14E−05 1.67 rs17111847 1 55749478 3.44E−05 1.879 rs3761660 5 131628565 3.54E−05 3.915 rs2802721 1 4808454 3.57E−05 1.7 rs4734783 8 105374885 3.64E−05 1.758 rs11687591 2 19826777 3.92E−05 1.851 rs6559502 9 82392719 4.15E−05 1.692 rs4675792 2 241819526 4.33E−05 1.671 rs1428925 5 83329010 4.59E−05 2.194 rs7356754 5 101328984 4.99E−05 2.735 rs2062775 3 30811589 5.10E−05 2.166 rs12416600 10 49935878 5.12E−05 2.57 rs10804486 3 111039820 5.30E−05 1.673 rs16960501 17 65048637 5.32E−05 1.972 rs322700 3 25354688 5.72E−05 1.685 rs12261843 10 35554054 5.75E−05 1.699 rs12530461 6 614353 6.38E−05 2.894 rs10752143 10 8646048 6.45E−05 1.763 rs1269715 8 103035545 6.55E−05 1.714 rs10055551 5 101215201 6.63E−05 2.641 rs12048828 1 55735734 6.86E−05 2.205 rs12580191 12 18034773 7.26E−05 2.012 rs6503402 17 42823211 7.42E−05 1.687 rs7340215 2 241805851 7.43E−05 1.638 rs10981550 9 115694490 7.65E−05 1.817 rs13358179 5 101228173 8.06E−05 2.607 rs11207606 1 60891642 8.07E−05 0.5448 rs12093734 1 168587489 8.46E−05 1.642 rs10283372 8 74335491 8.48E−05 1.649 rs4480649 13 24489773 8.84E−05 0.5558 rs5764781 22 45943677 8.86E−05 0.5998 rs2269287 5 83360520 8.88E−05 2.129 rs1857514 1 111027035 9.13E−05 2.469 rs2458424 8 105336038 9.42E−05 1.632 rs7171363 15 96038738 9.55E−05 1.654 rs10068809 5 58420346 9.85E−05 1.832

For the ampicillin-specific analysis, a subset of 65 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with ampicillin, was analyzed. Table 5 shows the SNP found to be the most strongly associated with ampicillin-induced AHSS.

TABLE 5 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs6759065 2 135389197 9.58E−08 2.908 rs7175258 15 31697642 2.14E−07 3.159 rs11735227 4 103125383 4.12E−07 2.7 rs16979381 20 54710377 1.06E−06 9.287 rs3125037 10 297633 9.28E−06 2.323 rs1440235 4 103125285 1.22E−05 2.266 rs587377 13 99017533 1.59E−05 0.367 rs6910129 6 90683587 1.60E−05 3.399 rs12946426 17 77278297 2.11E−05 2.296 rs6419158 4 103117289 2.19E−05 2.329 rs1990575 19 57062047 2.21E−05 3.604 rs538775 4 75013441 2.23E−05 3.836 rs12020194 13 99011437 2.41E−05 0.3863 rs11936429 4 140537671 2.83E−05 3.806 rs1401892 3 14666117 3.10E−05 2.401 rs9461222 6 25905111 3.38E−05 3.124 rs11872163 18 4582624 3.47E−05 2.483 rs17278869 1 23414209 3.49E−05 2.316 rs504207 11 94060402 3.60E−05 4.68 rs12146291 10 188805 3.75E−05 2.221 rs6779176 3 8148696 3.78E−05 2.929 rs9517273 13 99015798 4.04E−05 0.4176 rs12610223 19 6808656 4.75E−05 2.292 rs529342 18 33849868 5.05E−05 2.181 rs13046259 21 21258185 5.22E−05 2.541 rs3734523 6 25925987 5.36E−05 2.986 rs960903 12 108735176 5.53E−05 2.219 rs6940007 6 25931957 5.59E−05 2.968 rs10155329 4 144117668 5.72E−05 5.01 rs6847347 4 187707798 5.94E−05 2.153 rs11744776 5 172881712 6.02E−05 0.269 rs11150856 17 78322882 6.12E−05 2.381 rs12449771 17 40851785 6.15E−05 4.621 rs11636413 15 67029307 6.66E−05 2.096 rs13207673 6 25901133 7.31E−05 3.006 rs6471065 8 133404011 7.39E−05 2.248 rs10940969 5 31809645 7.55E−05 2.162 rs4517143 8 4835344 8.19E−05 0.3571 rs16827981 1 23435538 8.19E−05 2.216 rs6558951 8 4826556 8.81E−05 0.3583 rs4875427 8 4838022 9.44E−05 0.3613 rs13376124 1 158338434 9.87E−05 3.743

For the amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (INN) or co-amoxiclav (BAN)-specific analysis, a subset of 193 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with INN or BAN, was analyzed. Table 6 shows the SNP found to be the most strongly associated with INN-or-BAN-induced AHSS. FIG. 9 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across INN-or-BAN-induced type-1 AHSS cases. FIG. 10 is a Manhattan plot of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regions across INN-or-BAN-induced type-4 AHSS cases.

TABLE 6 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs11639902 16 71755852 6.18E−07 1.771 rs12550574 8 21716861 1.91E−06 1.884 rs4867609 5 169943191 4.15E−06 2.214 rs12928939 16 71800045 1.15E−05 1.663 rs7023271 9 92967125 1.26E−05 2.487 rs10500560 16 71681153 1.36E−05 1.656 rs6836062 4 181108510 2.08E−05 0.561 rs7677721 4 181098462 2.35E−05 0.6059 rs11240594 1 205896235 2.56E−05 1.753 rs17074826 5 164723673 2.70E−05 1.716 rs8032073 15 88590113 2.97E−05 0.3735 rs9304870 19 35797281 3.01E−05 1.647 rs7619070 3 177727548 3.09E−05 2.684 rs3779329 7 77677237 3.17E−05 2.094 rs1822809 15 95798343 3.19E−05 1.724 rs7190257 16 71646525 3.48E−05 1.743 rs4880970 10 2101561 3.48E−05 0.6096 rs9592937 13 74263101 3.75E−05 1.935 rs9916009 17 71001479 4.08E−05 1.592 rs10871427 16 82521530 4.11E−05 1.606 rs10089891 8 4173887 4.48E−05 1.682 rs10872397 6 133048213 4.67E−05 1.585 rs3779330 7 77677220 4.74E−05 1.645 rs12598984 16 82521687 5.23E−05 1.586 rs17575278 8 15000112 5.55E−05 1.971 rs11578572 1 47953757 5.63E−05 0.6252 rs1615876 1 230700678 5.74E−05 1.842 rs1372771 18 67153636 5.88E−05 1.636 rs10074883 5 158290167 6.14E−05 2.135 rs659831 4 38180288 6.25E−05 1.571 rs7203231 16 71837477 6.29E−05 0.6145 rs2825924 21 21324649 6.48E−05 1.643 rs1321642 1 158366125 6.51E−05 0.4375 rs10835872 11 32247542 6.52E−05 1.65 rs3816701 10 3155428 6.62E−05 1.576 rs7090780 10 100358291 6.66E−05 0.6142 rs17068866 4 181119137 6.70E−05 0.6255 rs11861296 16 71850632 6.74E−05 1.588 rs17499933 8 21713119 6.84E−05 1.558 rs12446005 16 71655035 6.94E−05 1.58 rs6435660 2 212571939 7.11E−05 1.561 rs4895943 6 133052616 7.26E−05 1.559 rs2725771 4 105758739 7.32E−05 1.566 rs12633691 3 182433424 7.47E−05 1.651 rs7547997 1 158341273 7.53E−05 0.4513 rs10003271 4 166945293 7.58E−05 2.202 rs7106085 11 101406695 7.59E−05 0.6417 rs2350804 4 67075938 7.85E−05 1.571 rs2119960 18 67148062 8.12E−05 1.615 rs13235486 7 15610187 8.60E−05 1.965 rs2826676 21 22506099 8.67E−05 0.5982 rs34615664 3 6169451 8.93E−05 1.528 rs7944321 11 118055801 9.02E−05 0.5597 rs7406118 17 7731357 9.07E−05 1.78 rs34680964 16 71658594 9.17E−05 1.567 rs7546764 1 178248645 9.56E−05 2.098 rs740492 1 230711435 9.82E−05 1.679

For the ceftriaxone-specific analysis, a subset of 37 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with ceftriaxone, was analyzed. Table 7 shows the SNP found to be the most strongly associated with ceftriaxone-induced AHSS.

TABLE 7 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs10827512 10 35815727 1.34E−07 4.746 rs17149227 7 75235549 6.00E−07 6.32 rs10762753 10 79018276 7.74E−07 6.919 rs17101921 10 123153295 3.19E−06 13.08 rs17767526 13 97271407 3.70E−06 7.422 rs3750170 7 70233139 7.70E−06 3.894 rs16982707 20 21362922 8.66E−06 4.503 rs6759065 2 135389197 9.74E−06 3.272 rs2288704 2 166727227 1.03E−05 3.139 rs2004659 1 145588184 1.08E−05 3.143 rs10199250 2 2969221 1.65E−05 4.397 rs5744469 5 66490818 1.86E−05 4.085 rs12724816 1 145639324 1.91E−05 3.056 rs11587821 1 145599038 1.92E−05 3.057 rs12415804 10 101317175 2.28E−05 3.382 rs807527 6 24544475 2.76E−05 3.8 rs4831679 8 14950895 2.80E−05 3.252 rs12151689 2 166656155 2.84E−05 2.887 rs9855579 3 98190706 2.96E−05 8.039 rs1393989 3 192266586 3.04E−05 2.789 rs2287929 5 66426430 3.07E−05 3.674 rs6431942 2 8631462 3.59E−05 3.765 rs2007744 9 78854312 3.90E−05 2.979 rs17036636 2 47721328 4.03E−05 4.586 rs3781490 10 21081843 4.93E−05 2.816 rs6891720 5 66500556 4.97E−05 2.722 rs7706539 5 66500025 5.08E−05 2.722 rs2174003 3 26405240 5.57E−05 3.911 rs11985337 8 82443387 5.82E−05 2.801 rs893218 17 32791490 5.95E−05 2.906 rs17209297 7 43564142 6.09E−05 2.729 rs16828104 1 168090899 6.20E−05 2.886 rs10926848 1 242931513 6.39E−05 2.747 rs1914258 2 202545984 6.81E−05 5.199 rs6844494 4 187361302 7.68E−05 2.678 rs1532718 3 26425249 7.73E−05 3.836 rs7749306 6 10687746 7.86E−05 4.632 rs4973792 3 26406007 7.99E−05 3.86 rs7590643 2 140580413 8.07E−05 0.2578 rs884770 4 20447040 8.31E−05 2.878 rs751128 1 223951841 8.63E−05 2.785 rs7588497 2 137398249 8.79E−05 4.482 rs12498763 4 43112603 9.17E−05 2.62 rs7696471 4 90126909 9.20E−05 2.727 rs7317221 13 70140098 9.33E−05 2.693 rs520036 11 122163143 9.58E−05 3.04 rs10512043 9 78120328 9.69E−05 3.058

For the carbamazepine (CMZ)-specific analysis, a subset of 27 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with CMZ, was analyzed. Table 8 shows the SNP found to be the most strongly associated with CMZ-induced AHSS.

TABLE 8 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs9468532 6 29407378 7.01E−09 11.71 rs7740113 6 29740034 1.18E−08 13.56 rs9500845 6 29743117 1.23E−08 13.53 rs9468632 6 29775939 1.23E−08 13.53 rs9500983 6 29742342 1.24E−08 13.52 rs28634576 6 29767743 1.44E−08 14.48 rs11760176 6 29970427 1.76E−08 10.61 rs12662393 6 29738569 1.85E−08 12.73 rs7760172 6 29830074 7.11E−08 10.78 rs3188482 6 30032673 1.20E−07 8.436 rs9468623 6 29765020 2.25E−07 12.56 rs11755961 6 29953099 2.30E−07 8.088 rs12662611 6 29957077 2.31E−07 8.089 rs17186937 6 29952814 2.31E−07 8.088 rs12665186 6 29956842 2.31E−07 8.087 rs6457138 6 30016297 2.34E−07 8.08 rs11757750 6 29952162 3.82E−07 7.549 rs2074479 6 30041009 5.17E−07 6.016 rs3869068 6 30004052 1.05E−06 5.912 rs7758512 6 29970589 1.20E−06 5.759 rs29235 6 29624078 1.24E−06 6.615 rs9261174 6 29996855 1.26E−06 5.783 rs6910898 6 29963179 1.32E−06 5.761 rs9261129 6 29979579 1.32E−06 5.76 rs9260967 6 29961367 1.33E−06 5.76 rs9261145 6 29984865 1.33E−06 5.761 rs6926792 6 29985849 1.33E−06 5.761 rs9261189 6 30000280 1.33E−06 5.761 rs3869067 6 30003797 1.33E−06 5.761 rs9261216 6 30010139 1.33E−06 5.761 rs6919617 6 29991699 1.33E−06 5.76 rs6941318 6 29966850 1.33E−06 5.757 rs2074480 6 30040810 1.40E−06 5.745 rs2074482 6 30036471 1.41E−06 5.744 rs9261302 6 30042349 1.42E−06 5.743 rs7773018 6 28331331 2.62E−06 8.008 rs6931776 6 29986427 3.38E−06 5.717 rs29272 6 29618366 3.71E−06 5.89 rs29234 6 29624112 3.82E−06 5.883 rs9468571 6 29624894 3.83E−06 5.882 rs276363 6 27933301 4.29E−06 6.948 rs4749499 10 30161387 7.92E−06 5.307 rs16863823 3 188689987 1.35E−05 8.893 rs11035962 11 40641079 1.47E−05 3.869 rs4687010 3 188675732 1.57E−05 8.424 rs9261371 6 30058988 1.57E−05 4.413 rs16863812 3 188682282 1.58E−05 8.398 rs1321578 6 27104783 1.66E−05 6.783 rs12665228 6 29525591 1.67E−05 5.265 rs2607391 5 67917283 2.14E−05 3.919 rs13234660 7 130113070 2.22E−05 3.631 rs2853218 20 3520496 2.55E−05 3.765 rs11603172 11 40679479 2.61E−05 3.701 rs10231712 7 23767480 3.44E−05 7.839 rs2517597 6 30081189 3.85E−05 3.486 rs2523988 6 30079129 3.87E−05 3.485 rs2523986 6 30081246 3.87E−05 3.485 rs2523987 6 30079993 3.91E−05 3.482 rs1723845 11 73497924 4.07E−05 5.63 rs954237 11 62064715 4.19E−05 3.555 rs3807035 6 30044827 4.21E−05 4.178 rs2523981 6 30083182 4.64E−05 3.448 rs710493 3 188694749 4.69E−05 7.122 rs2899225 22 34966215 5.24E−05 4.092 rs2471320 7 139915120 5.28E−05 5.042 rs11003722 10 55394615 5.31E−05 3.224 rs10493041 1 30232687 5.52E−05 3.376 rs7067829 10 55405696 5.90E−05 3.073 rs9872588 3 42184173 5.91E−05 4.55 rs10762999 10 55402784 6.11E−05 3.057 rs11003740 10 55418087 6.29E−05 3.071 rs17177041 14 71242458 6.32E−05 3.287 rs16897572 6 30453713 6.63E−05 5.304 rs7096754 10 30143168 6.80E−05 4.521 rs1489825 10 55447975 6.99E−05 3.06 rs2523992 6 30075103 7.59E−05 3.296 rs12796255 11 133101918 7.75E−05 3.723 rs476628 10 131041657 7.76E−05 3.24 rs17333933 1 204289780 7.92E−05 3.117 rs7953921 12 116017035 8.32E−05 3.677 rs2600726 2 237568742 8.49E−05 3.461 rs13255714 8 144266114 8.87E−05 4.099 rs772312 13 99469987 9.34E−05 4.182 rs17120729 1 100051580 9.44E−05 6.805

Example 2 Whole-Genome Association Study

A whole-genome association (WGA) study was undertaken in which the case group comprised 1136 cases (See Table 9 for cases). AHSS cases were characterized using comprehensive clinical report formats. Standardized phenotypic definitions for AHSS are described in Pirmohamed, et al., “Phenotype Standardization for Immune-Mediated Drug-Induced Skin Injury,” 89(6) Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 896-901 (2011), the contents of which are incorporated by reference.

The control group comprised 9245 samples that match the cases for ethnicity. The controls were categorized as penicillin negative, POPRES, TSI, WTCCC, Hypergenes Italian, Swedish and dbGaP Spanish cohorts.

Cases and controls were genotyped by different platforms at different times. Genotyping was performed using the Illumina Human1M Duo BeadChip platform or Human Core Exome platform or by Human Omnia Express platform. The genotyping platforms contain different number of probes for SNPs and Copy Number Variations (CNVs). In order to increase the number of genetic variants, common across platforms, to be tested in the association analysis, untyped common genetic variants were predicted (imputed) for each sample included in the cohort. In particular, samples (case and controls) were combined by genotyping chip, the data was phased using (Shapeit software) and, then, the genetic variants were imputed by IMPUTE v3 software using 1 KG as reference library. Only the common SNPs (Minor allele frequency in general population greater than 1%), which were well-imputed (info greater than 0.4) in at least 95% of the samples, were then included in the final dataset tested for association.

HLA allele predictions were also performed for each sample. HLA allele predictions were performed for each sample by HIBAG (R package). For the prediction, different panels of proxy markers specific for the platform used to profile the samples were used.

Principle component analysis (PCA) was done on all AHSS cases and controls to detect population structure. Standard quality control procedures were applied to the case-control genotype data set (based on SNP call rates, Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, and minor allele frequency) to exclude from downstream analysis low quality SNPs that could generate potentially false positive associations. Genetically-matched controls were selected for each case group, resulting in 441 cases (271 type-1 AHSS cases and 170 type-4 AHSS cases).

Associations were tested using Logistic regression test under additive, dominant, and recessive models through PLINK. The cohorts analyzed against the 2023 controls in the WGA study were: total AHSS cases, type-1 AHSS cases, type-4 AHSS cases, and drug-specific analyses of amoxicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (INN) or co-amoxiclav (BAN), ceftriaxone, and carbamazepine (CMZ) cases. Tables show the SNPs that have a p-value smaller than 10⁻⁶ in each of the data sets.

TABLE 9 Number of Number of AHSS case type cases controls All 1136 cases, 9245 controls All_Betalactamic 917 cases, 9245 controls Type_IV reactions 250 cases, 9245 controls Type I reactions 667 cases, 9245 controls trimetropim/sulfametoxazole 29 cases, 9245 controls AMOXICILLINxTypexIV 72 cases, 9245 controls AMOXICILLINxTypexI 169 cases, 9245 controls AMOXCLAVxTypexIV 67 cases, 9245 controls AMOXCLAVxTypexI 220 cases, 9245 controls AMPICILLINxTypexIV 54 cases, 9245 controls AMPICILLINxTypexI 36 cases, 9245 controls BACAMPICILLINxTypexIV 20 cases, 9245 controls BACAMPICILLINxTypexI 21 cases, 9245 controls CEFACLORxTypexI 23 cases, 9245 controls CEFAZOLINxTypexI 17 cases, 9245 controls CEFOTAXIMExTypexI 17 cases, 9245 controls CEFTAZIDIMExTypexI 18 cases, 9245 controls CEFTRIAXONExTypexIV 2 cases, 9245 controls CEFTRIAXONExTypexI 52 cases, 9245 controls CEFUROXIMExTypexI 10 cases, 9245 controls PENICILLINxTypexI 25 cases, 9245 controls CARBAMAZEPINE 45 cases, 9245 controls ALLOPURINOL 13 cases, 9245 controls PIPERACILLINxTypexI 18 cases, 9245 controls LAMOTRIGINE 20 cases, 9245 controls PHENYTOIN 10 cases, 9245 controls Total AHSS Cases vs. Controls

Table 10 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with AHSS. FIG. 11 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for all AHSS cases.

TABLE 10 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs1009831 1 1.01E+08 6.78E−07 1.329 rs113120872 1 27677409 5.01E−07 1.826 rs142923919 1 56407537 2.15E−07 0.341 rs200113689 1 12837652 4.50E−11 2.859 rs2236866 1  1.7E+08 1.62E−08 1.326 rs34591191 1 98982213 7.25E−07 2.422 rs61757683 1 19199448 8.94E−07 2.476 rs116211719 2 3873019 1.80E−07 0.31 rs139374186 2 2.07E+08 3.08E−07 2.147 rs16827299 2 1.48E+08 2.68E−07 1.962 rs2229571 2 2.16E+08 1.16E−13 1.434 rs74378191 2 18736630 1.22E−07 2.49 rs113120184 3 62622815 7.40E−07 0.418 rs4916486 3 1.96E+08 4.75E−07 0.215 rs78955397 3 85547509 6.17E−07 2.042 rs9841571 3 62622121 2.82E−07 0.425 rs10021958 4 1.58E+08 7.85E−07 1.385 rs10517664 4 1.58E+08 5.49E−07 1.4 rs10517665 4 1.58E+08 3.98E−07 1.395 rs111944424 4 1.05E+08 3.60E−07 0.114 rs112705949 4 1.65E+08 4.46E−07 1.953 rs11722014 4 1.58E+08 9.82E−07 1.384 rs13104356 4 1.33E+08 5.60E−07 1.465 rs143189183 4 1.58E+08 2.95E−07 1.4 rs17035937 4 1.58E+08 5.09E−07 1.391 rs17068866 4 1.81E+08 9.77E−07 0.776 rs28531839 4 1.58E+08 5.38E−07 1.392 rs28578226 4 1.81E+08 9.04E−07 0.772 rs4428332 4 1.58E+08 2.56E−07 1.402 rs56033402 4 1.65E+08 2.72E−07 1.994 rs6825555 4 1.81E+08 9.57E−07 0.756 rs72962828 4 1.58E+08 7.26E−07 1.386 rs72980574 4 1.58E+08 9.38E−07 1.383 rs7682101 4 1.58E+08 8.82E−07 1.381 rs11755473 6 52719694 5.20E−07 0.48 rs148810432 6 29696117 6.49E−07 0.651 rs17644627 6 18676091 3.41E−07 0.193 rs28452520 6 32615272 1.09E−07 2.511 rs34324046 6 1.32E+08 4.72E−07 2.591 rs3808 6 1.02E+08 8.00E−14 1.624 rs56010195 6 52710958 4.33E−07 0.488 rs6920048 6 52640843 8.51E−07 0.5 rs74417632 6 52692974 5.38E−07 0.491 rs7746728 6 1.67E+08 8.90E−07 0.439 rs7760999 6 1.67E+08 6.41E−07 0.434 rs9354606 6 68248838 7.53E−07 1.322 rs9364842 6 1.67E+08 3.74E−07 0.424 rs115080291 7 8368213 1.95E−07 0.327 rs116180401 7 8376545 1.53E−07 0.324 rs116406782 7 8374653 1.52E−07 0.324 rs116805192 7 8375581 1.39E−07 0.323 rs116872466 7 8378248 3.98E−07 0.337 rs116907641 7 8374192 1.52E−07 0.324 rs116954836 7 8370640 4.90E−07 0.339 rs117033402 7 8370964 4.90E−07 0.339 rs117297398 7 8367264 4.89E−07 0.339 rs117426901 7 1.29E+08 2.33E−07 2.708 rs117820252 7 8366092 4.08E−07 0.337 rs117849971 7 8374180 4.46E−07 0.322 rs117954239 7 8374182 1.52E−07 0.324 rs118083670 7 8370447 4.90E−07 0.339 rs144078684 7 8371398 4.90E−07 0.339 rs145591577 7 8375071 1.38E−07 0.323 rs16873290 7 8365786 4.97E−07 0.339 rs189175721 7 8372295 3.81E−07 0.336 rs471993 7 51453098 1.65E−07 0.339 rs4724949 7 7164995 7.82E−07 0.764 rs74968417 7 8366729 4.95E−07 0.339 rs75447030 7 8362934 5.55E−07 0.328 rs75647494 7 8376249 1.43E−07 0.323 rs75753991 7 8378001 2.23E−07 0.329 rs76179176 7 8376279 1.43E−07 0.323 rs76191266 7 8370852 4.90E−07 0.339 rs76231611 7 8375388 1.38E−07 0.323 rs76554837 7 8374482 1.52E−07 0.324 rs76777862 7 8369377 4.97E−07 0.339 rs77031571 7 8374214 1.52E−07 0.324 rs77223244 7 8368458 2.03E−07 0.328 rs77630817 7 8376691 1.56E−07 0.324 rs77666715 7 8373893 1.57E−07 0.324 rs78812082 7 8376616 1.52E−07 0.324 rs78875641 7 8364995 4.07E−07 0.337 rs78880793 7 8376622 3.72E−07 0.335 rs78909991 7 8376034 1.40E−07 0.323 rs79369759 7 8373553 1.57E−07 0.324 rs79568041 7 8375164 3.36E−07 0.334 rs80348409 7 8375129 1.38E−07 0.323 rs11782673 8 27265887 3.62E−08 0.629 rs147227382 8 1.44E+08 2.22E−07 2.614 rs191613290 8 1.44E+08 2.22E−07 2.614 rs55907012 8 1.46E+08 8.27E−07 2.511 rs6586893 8 19945984 6.42E−07 0.298 rs10820944 9 92903671 4.60E−07 1.437 rs10820953 9 92907960 2.90E−07 1.445 rs10992278 9 92910367 2.32E−07 1.451 rs10992281 9 92911440 2.88E−07 1.446 rs12377039 9 92918181 3.48E−07 1.442 rs2297405 9 1.08E+08 1.76E−07 0.478 rs4149330 9 1.08E+08 7.72E−07 0.558 rs58036793 9 92901475 4.75E−07 1.436 rs73651764 9 92921628 3.75E−07 1.44 rs7389250 9  1.4E+08 8.13E−07 0.574 rs78398726 9 92902025 4.75E−07 1.436 rs11000463 10 53774119 7.99E−09 0.539 rs141116162 10 1.33E+08 6.49E−07 0.341 rs72851037 10 1.33E+08 7.98E−07 0.356 rs10765320 11 90204966 2.20E−10 0.585 rs150782688 11 54999812 5.28E−07 2.551 rs56293203 11 1248087 3.42E−07 3.038 rs7124648 11 47044249 3.78E−21 1.719 rs76984126 11 65377237 6.55E−07 0.235 rs116856510 12 86800586 1.79E−07 0.358 rs141921093 12 86722299 1.99E−07 0.342 rs142967044 12 1.09E+08 3.74E−07 0.198 rs146818994 12 1.09E+08 2.43E−07 0.207 rs183415882 12 86746635 1.79E−07 0.358 rs41276680 12 12815037 4.59E−07 2.602 rs75959434 12 48543237 7.02E−07 1.656 rs7960667 12 86806684 2.51E−07 0.351 rs2406442 13 48209593 2.56E−07 0.612 rs9300346 13 97038807 1.00E−07 1.433 rs10138749 14 1.06E+08 8.08E−07 0.236 rs1266469 14 52827614 6.04E−07 1.279 rs151165325 14 39839255 8.82E−07 0.276 rs148826117 15 78949848 2.52E−07 2.48 rs9806605 15 87805544 1.65E−20 0.078 rs117952067 16 74002447 7.60E−07 0.259 rs145939227 16 76483964 8.83E−07 2.447 rs191778127 17 648664 5.14E−07 2.969 rs34940296 17 10608518 1.73E−07 2.882 rs28994278 18 43308376 5.40E−07 0.138 rs7226389 18 10863608 1.08E−09 0.399 rs34129568 19 307345 2.24E−07 2.822 rs35471514 19 56055578 3.14E−07 2.315 rs116283051 20 34761360 1.54E−07 2.468 rs117739930 20 7870137 1.89E−07 2.446 rs13043442 20 58544441 2.86E−07 2.636 rs73097432 20 34714942 2.23E−07 2.438 rs78094007 20 7865499 1.31E−07 2.496 rs75050869 22 20149185 2.08E−08 0.349 Type-1 AHSS Cases vs. Controls

Table 11 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with type-1 AHSS. FIG. 12 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for type-1 AHSS cases.

TABLE 11 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs1049434 1 1.13E+08 3.45E−08 1.401 rs200113689 1 12837652 3.21E−07 2.619 rs201781857 1 12837664 3.17E−07 2.621 rs2228099 1 1.51E+08 4.45E−12 1.535 rs2236866 1  1.7E+08 7.37E−07 1.368 rs34591191 1 98982213 3.17E−07 2.808 rs369909 1 2.29E+08 1.58E−08 1.412 rs4550097 1 56406811 9.64E−07 0.2316 rs71657302 1 98982779 5.12E−07 2.747 rs1008562 2 2.19E+08 1.63E−08 1.419 rs114356618 2 2.07E+08 6.94E−07 2.485 rs138061259 2 2.07E+08 6.72E−07 2.487 rs191969675 2 34731349 8.85E−07 3.216 rs2102808 2 1.69E+08 2.66E−12 0.4404 rs2229571 2 2.16E+08 8.71E−09 1.42 rs74378191 2 18736630 1.54E−07 2.904 rs79484112 2 2.07E+08 6.72E−07 2.487 rs2056533 3 1.14E+08 5.30E−19 2.689 rs5017952 3 45663192 3.26E−07 0.3464 rs3775782 4 70465153 1.68E−12 1.553 rs55693553 4 1.22E+08 6.77E−07 2.404 rs11749361 5 77810034 3.37E−12 0.6127 rs3792796 5  1.5E+08 3.07E−15 1.633 rs465384 5 1.25E+08 6.99E−18 0.3371 rs56344911 5 1.76E+08 3.13E−07 0.595 rs114188496 6 30044388 3.37E−21 1.802 rs114761862 6 30387890 4.07E−07 1.379 rs115369702 6 32391527 7.73E−08 2.905 rs115867237 6 32380073 2.49E−07 2.652 rs116188357 6 31316825 4.87E−07 0.5805 rs116275781 6 32379263 2.49E−07 2.652 rs116631065 6 29662374 9.86E−14 1.599 rs116879388 6 32375095 6.28E−07 2.624 rs118172841 6 32412114 1.26E−07 2.89 rs139214822 6 32396384 3.14E−07 2.767 rs139560040 6 32390820 7.73E−08 2.905 rs141492336 6 32427581 5.61E−08 2.973 rs141849758 6 32438896 3.62E−08 2.99 rs143358648 6 32428917 7.47E−08 2.936 rs143411690 6 32382812 4.44E−08 2.928 rs146644132 6 32071017 1.08E−07 0.4545 rs150000546 6 32401237 3.14E−07 2.767 rs150948730 6 32386650 4.44E−08 2.928 rs187095086 6 32368942 8.08E−07 2.573 rs28452520 6 32615272 5.05E−10 3.225 rs34324046 6 1.32E+08 7.20E−07 3.213 rs3808 6 1.02E+08 6.25E−09 1.609 rs74734825 6 32511518 5.85E−09 3.222 rs111361525 7 27272047 8.05E−07 0.3963 rs111694105 7 27270610 7.97E−07 0.3962 rs111823712 7 27270698 7.97E−07 0.3962 rs112406562 7 27271653 5.17E−07 0.3853 rs113155788 7 27272223 5.82E−07 0.3772 rs113798742 7 27271264 8.03E−07 0.3963 rs145024048 7 1.32E+08 2.60E−07 2.666 rs17428025 7 27251396 1.47E−07 0.1758 rs17437775 7 27276371 2.28E−07 0.3739 rs17472763 7 27268938 8.60E−07 0.397 rs17472892 7 27275655 4.16E−07 0.3866 rs11782673 8 27265887 1.98E−09 0.4896 rs4349980 8 85261157 9.43E−07 1.354 rs7389250 9  1.4E+08 5.42E−07 0.466 rs12783543 10 68128393 1.71E−11 0.5659 rs10765320 11 90204966 2.43E−09 0.5134 rs117456719 11 54987479 6.43E−07 2.803 rs150782688 11 54999812 3.64E−07 2.987 rs597480 11 85436868 5.25E−18 1.73 rs7124648 11 47044249 1.98E−16 1.82 rs10862691 12 83941693 1.02E−11 0.3929 rs11115127 12 82365686 4.85E−09 0.4889 rs11177109 12 40932979 5.71E−09 0.5136 rs12371778 12 28156081 1.56E−09 0.3924 rs1347570 12 29604392 3.13E−07 1.371 rs2025009 14 68843605 1.06E−08 1.428 rs116991229 15 78874555 3.39E−07 2.84 rs1898882 15 40655873 9.28E−14 1.605 rs2229961 15 78880752 1.72E−07 2.887 rs1307171 16 57105003 8.34E−07 2.95 rs142592166 16 57105021 6.11E−07 2.996 rs148217390 16 57105025 6.11E−07 2.996 rs72487921 16 57105639 2.24E−07 3.087 rs11663 17 673190 2.01E−07 4.292 rs191778127 17 648664 7.15E−07 4.019 rs330999 17 609658 8.66E−07 1.38 rs331000 17 609506 8.66E−07 1.38 rs264204 18 10882426 1.57E−07 0.43 rs264207 18 10883304 1.80E−07 0.4212 rs7226389 18 10863608 8.47E−07 0.3622 rs2161468 19 10088271 7.57E−10 1.469 rs34129568 19 307345 5.60E−07 3.444 rs3829655 19 52115645 6.93E−09 1.437 rs9676272 19 52011329 9.10E−31 0.2664 rs140523 22 50962782 1.24E−15 1.646 rs17887154 6 32548032 5.13E−19 12.62 Type-4 AHSS Cases vs. Controls

Table 12 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with type-4 AHSS. FIG. 13 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for type-4 AHSS cases.

TABLE 12 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs111672960 1 1.81E+08 6.72E−07 3.94 rs186807441 1 2.09E+08 8.33E−07 1.805 rs61734839 1 2.46E+08 2.80E−07 4.888 rs6693727 1 2.09E+08 9.83E−07 1.796 rs67110946 1 2.09E+08 8.33E−07 1.805 rs67752625 1 2.09E+08 8.46E−07 1.804 rs72752496 1 2.09E+08 7.39E−07 1.811 rs78904023 1 1.81E+08 6.72E−07 3.94 rs114878725 6 30742406 1.75E−07 2.653 rs115286392 6 30727704 2.87E−07 2.633 rs115373602 6 30731330 1.79E−07 2.651 rs116803897 6 30738042 1.73E−07 2.655 rs147776962 6 30733121 1.80E−07 2.651 rs52793627 7 32598816 2.03E−07 4.123 rs150290909 9 1.07E+08 1.90E−07 4.767 rs41277753 9 1.07E+08 1.90E−07 4.767 All Betalactamic Cases Vs. Controls

Table 13 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with betalactamic AHSS. FIG. 14 is a Manhattan plot summarizing the results of the WGA study for betalactamic AHSS cases.

TABLE 13 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs11554178 1 1.93E+08 3.30E−07 0.2815 rs2236866 1  1.7E+08 4.46E−07 1.329 rs34591191 1 98982213 3.52E−07 2.627 rs520757 1 1.01E+08 3.79E−07 1.39 rs61729352 1 2.07E+08 2.25E−07 2.784 rs61734839 1 2.46E+08 4.19E−07 2.683 rs71657302 1 98982779 5.61E−07 2.573 rs816092 1 1.01E+08 4.89E−07 1.386 rs116211719 2  3873019 9.32E−08 0.2209 rs139374186 2 2.07E+08 2.91E−07 2.404 rs191969675 2 34731349 9.32E−07 2.903 rs2229571 2 2.16E+08 4.45E−10 1.406 rs61742329 2 2.09E+08 5.93E−07 3.195 rs10021958 4 1.58E+08 2.59E−07 1.471 rs10517664 4 1.58E+08 4.14E−07 1.472 rs10517665 4 1.58E+08 1.01E−07 1.488 rs11722014 4 1.58E+08 3.81E−07 1.467 rs17035889 4 1.58E+08 6.23E−07 1.456 rs17035937 4 1.58E+08 1.39E−07 1.482 rs17277050 4 1.53E+08 3.25E−07 0.3748 rs28490967 4 1.58E+08 6.53E−07 1.454 rs28531839 4 1.58E+08 2.59E−07 1.471 rs28680801 4 1.58E+08 6.58E−07 1.454 rs72962828 4 1.58E+08 2.56E−07 1.471 rs72980574 4 1.58E+08 4.87E−07 1.459 rs7682101 4 1.58E+08 2.27E−07 1.472 rs56344911 5 1.76E+08 1.06E−09 0.5704 rs58786812 5 1.46E+08 8.89E−07 0.4495 rs115369702 6 32391527 9.10E−07 2.561 rs116188357 6 31316825 2.48E−07 0.6082 rs139560040 6 32390820 9.10E−07 2.561 rs141492336 6 32427581 4.64E−07 2.66 rs141849758 6 32438896 3.47E−07 2.668 rs143358648 6 32428917 6.32E−07 2.625 rs143411690 6 32382812 5.60E−07 2.584 rs148810432 6 29696117 7.77E−08 0.5819 rs150948730 6 32386650 5.60E−07 2.584 rs28452520 6 32615272 2.62E−09 2.94 rs3808 6 1.02E+08 6.94E−10 1.579 rs73043970 6 1.67E+08 3.71E−07 0.3745 rs73043971 6 1.67E+08 4.34E−07 0.3737 rs74734825 6 32511518 5.94E−08 2.865 rs7746728 6 1.67E+08 2.76E−07 0.3704 rs7760999 6 1.67E+08 2.04E−07 0.3663 rs9354606 6 68248838 4.61E−07 1.376 rs9364842 6 1.67E+08 1.16E−07 0.355 rs145024048 7 1.32E+08 6.07E−07 2.438 rs186401423 7 1.03E+08 1.98E−07 0.2514 rs471993 7 51453098 6.46E−07 0.283 rs11782673 8 27265887 5.48E−10 0.5314 rs13297080 9  1.4E+08 9.99E−07 0.497 rs41277753 9 1.07E+08 8.56E−07 2.86 rs7389250 9  1.4E+08 1.21E−07 0.5002 rs11000463 10 53774119 1.06E−07 0.5227 rs10765320 11 90204966 1.25E−11 0.5087 rs2187269 11 58663595 5.19E−07 0.3222 rs7124648 11 47044249 3.58E−18 1.767 rs116856510 12 86800586 2.36E−07 0.3102 rs141921093 12 86722299 4.19E−07 0.3096 rs183415882 12 86746635 2.36E−07 0.3102 rs41276680 12 12815037 4.17E−07 2.919 rs7960667 12 86806684 6.74E−07 0.3238 rs2406442 13 48209593 5.09E−07 0.5698 rs11630260 15 67030031 2.20E−07 0.7239 rs11631842 15 67038656 3.04E−07 0.7243 rs11636413 15 67029307 2.70E−08 1.356 rs34190282 15 67038049 6.28E−07 0.7313 rs7161970 15 67036982 6.86E−07 0.734 rs72758514 15 67032028 4.00E−07 0.7298 rs1307171 16 57105003 1.61E−08 3.046 rs142592166 16 57105021 1.22E−08 3.081 rs148217390 16 57105025 1.22E−08 3.081 rs35363016 16 76482001 4.76E−07 2.641 rs7203797 16  7812279 2.93E−07 0.3081 rs72487921 16 57105639 4.03E−09 3.169 rs79442836 16 57105958 1.12E−08 3.49 rs72852591 17 78170044 4.18E−07 2.315 rs264169 18 10898002 9.09E−09 0.4543 rs264170 18 10898270 9.51E−09 0.4547 rs264173 18 10898726 9.46E−09 0.4547 rs264174 18 10898905 9.24E−09 0.4544 rs264210 18 10884347 1.98E−09 0.4236 rs264211 18 10884589 1.82E−09 0.4228 rs443800 18 10913663 1.15E−07 0.4821 rs7226389 18 10863608 7.41E−09 0.3511 rs75734088 19 48789612 3.98E−07 2.391 rs13039338 20 58476841 9.88E−07 2.908 rs6009734 22 49353557 2.87E−07 1.982 rs75050869 22 20149185 6.53E−09 0.2036

Drug-Specific Analyses

For the trimetropim-sulfametoxazole-specific analysis, a subset of 29 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with trimetropim-sulfametoxazole, was analyzed. Table 14 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with trimetropim-sulfametoxazole AHSS. FIG. 15 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for trimetropim-sulfametoxazole AHSS.

TABLE 14 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs12097794 1 1.63E+08 4.84E−08 18.31 rs16849162 1 1.63E+08 4.84E−08 18.31 rs11692942 2  5176287 3.51E−07 11.61 rs17026064 2 40703298 7.50E−07 8.544 rs35520511 2 40714970 6.89E−07 8.592 rs77122072 2 40678879 8.20E−07 8.493 rs79107971 2 40709799 7.46E−07 8.548 rs1165194 6 25815179 2.01E−07 22.78 rs1165197 6 25812119 2.01E−07 22.78 rs1165198 6 25809887 2.01E−07 22.78 rs117094075 6 1.33E+08 9.12E−08 15.91 rs146409736 6 1.33E+08 9.10E−08 15.91 rs2762352 6 25823379 2.02E−07 22.77 rs420250 6 25898611 4.82E−07 20.41 rs451579 6 25899074 4.82E−07 20.41 rs6917708 6 1.33E+08 6.64E−07 11.14 rs6928027 6 25847089 3.05E−07 15.88 rs74476760 6 1.33E+08 8.91E−08 15.94 rs77410523 6 1.33E+08 7.19E−08 16.27 rs34169770 8  4466964 1.31E−07 12.42 rs34237995 8  4464935 8.92E−08 12.89 rs35418274 8  4464643 6.39E−07 10.73 rs75171519 8  4465259 1.06E−07 12.65 rs7830169 8  4467371 2.24E−07 11.78 rs72732759 9 1.09E+08 1.54E−07 7.436 rs12270523 11 25970843 7.63E−07 10.36 rs1348165 11 25962571 5.60E−07 7.266 rs1441492 11 25963008 4.83E−07 7.354 rs72786051 16 26425214 5.31E−07 9.011 rs78491189 20 42857490 6.69E−07 6.002

For the amoxicillin Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 169 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with amoxicillin, was analyzed. Table 15 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with amoxicillin Type I AHSS. FIG. 16 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for amoxicillin Type I AHSS.

TABLE 15 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs113684612 1 27776436 7.79E−07 4.14 rs112063980 2 34707254 7.95E−08 5.312 rs13397792 2 34715955 2.22E−07 4.746 rs13424876 2 34698258 3.75E−07 4.845 rs191969675 2 34731349 4.54E−08 5.498 rs4073537 2 34718947 2.17E−07 4.752 rs62178192 2 1.99E+08 3.79E−07 2.913 rs6708424 2 34697788 5.58E−08 5.424 rs73928722 2 34712101 6.03E−08 5.426 rs7587767 2 34713727 6.39E−07 4.705 rs34521939 8 23615909 3.72E−07 4.998 rs35394666 11 18102014 2.63E−07 3.175 rs112669755 13 99294572 1.13E−07 2.513 rs117013356 13 99316021 2.01E−08 2.805 rs12854105 13 99310750 2.36E−08 2.791 rs12854419 13 99304077 9.61E−09 2.847 rs12857183 13 99311313 2.36E−08 2.791 rs12876444 13 99314159 1.92E−08 2.812 rs34216814 13 99311248 2.36E−08 2.791 rs34399790 13 99291158 3.03E−07 2.622 rs34693314 13 99289164 4.40E−07 2.442 rs35103027 13 99290095 2.67E−07 2.635 rs35140288 13 99291501 1.60E−07 2.503 rs35176959 13 99315516 2.03E−08 2.805 rs35181718 13 99287856 2.67E−07 2.635 rs35661458 13 99322841 6.10E−08 2.729 rs35808250 13 99285897 5.48E−07 2.621 rs4372564 13 99287775 1.57E−07 2.645 rs57403641 13 99287946 1.75E−07 2.635 rs66989956 13 99286549 5.35E−07 2.623 rs67711409 13 99290319 2.92E−07 2.626 rs71437970 13 99304327 7.63E−09 2.866 rs71437972 13 99315356 2.08E−08 2.802 rs72648744 13 99292064 3.61E−07 2.607 rs7317399 13 99294380 5.63E−07 2.419 rs77505694 13 99315888 1.67E−07 2.723 rs7988737 13 99304330 7.63E−09 2.866 rs7989442 13 99304559 2.35E−08 2.792 rs7992074 13 99308436 1.08E−08 2.836 rs9582255 13 99315191 2.78E−08 2.777 rs9584895 13 99312411 3.13E−08 2.767 rs9584896 13 99313833 3.07E−08 2.769 rs9584897 13 99313872 3.07E−08 2.769 rs8102258 19 12186921 2.81E−08 2.584 rs8112094 19 12186922 2.62E−08 2.589

For the amoxicillin Type IV AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 72 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with amoxicillin, was analyzed. Table 16 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with amoxicillin Type IV AHSS. FIG. 17 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for amoxicillin Type IV AHSS.

TABLE 16 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs76836263 5 1.1E+08 7.95E−07 6.406 rs472990 6 33556306 3.23E−07 5.304 rs480568 6 33557179 3.12E−07 5.321 rs535584 6 33558513 2.83E−07 5.351 rs557559 6 33542697 3.61E−07 5.94 rs572824 6 33547159 3.61E−07 5.94 rs10257750 7 1.3E+08 4.78E−08 9.496 rs10257810 7 1.3E+08 4.78E−08 9.496 rs117981302 7 55289760 4.15E−07 9.503 rs1830296 7 1.3E+08 5.39E−07 8.885 rs28773561 7 1.3E+08 2.52E−08 10.03 rs28849202 7 1.3E+08 2.52E−08 10.03 rs7796359 7 1.3E+08 5.38E−07 8.885 rs59569349 9 1.29E+08  9.77E−07 4.288 rs61039638 11 1.27E+08  4.71E−07 3.122 rs74629938 11 1.27E+08  4.70E−07 3.122 rs72734176 15 80979116 7.59E−07 5.553 rs11862366 16 84063130 8.92E−07 9.016 rs116283051 20 34761360 9.26E−09 7.976 rs139669042 20 34623180 1.35E−08 7.841 rs73097432 20 34714942 1.34E−09 8.449 rs73101495 20 34785697 1.11E−08 7.919 rs73101499 20 34797801 5.86E−08 7.188

For the amoxicillin-clavulanic acid Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 220 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, was analyzed. Table 17 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid Type I AHSS. FIG. 18 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for amoxicillin-clavulanic acid Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 17 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs116045290 1 1.94E+08 2.02E−07 5.765 rs116676915 1 1.94E+08 2.05E−07 5.761 rs140045289 1 1.94E+08 2.02E−07 5.764 rs144136256 1 1.94E+08 2.05E−07 5.761 rs1924731 1 1.87E+08 9.12E−07 3.02 rs56344911 5 1.76E+08 4.05E−09 0.2373 rs116188357 6 31316825 3.40E−07 0.3312 rs62421939 6 98323844 8.07E−07 4.253 rs145024048 7 1.32E+08 6.33E−10 4.472 rs12544320 8 16924697 3.02E−07 2.119 rs6994762 8 16924094 3.09E−07 2.116 rs10765320 11 90204966 3.33E−08 0.2414 rs117456719 11 54987479 1.67E−07 4.091 rs150782688 11 54999812 5.96E−07 4.101 rs78250352 15 1.01E+08 2.04E−10 4.347 rs138836510 17 80509109 2.24E−07 2.862 rs61686708 17 80507109 4.87E−07 2.837

For the amoxicillin-clavulanic Type IV AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 67 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with amoxicillin-clavulanic, was analyzed. Table 18 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with amoxicillin-clavulanic Type IV AHSS. FIG. 19 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for amoxicillin-clavulanic Type IV AHSS cases.

TABLE 18 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs10021958 4 1.58E+08 6.33E−07 3.026 rs10517664 4 1.58E+08 2.17E−07 3.278 rs10517665 4 1.58E+08 6.62E−07 3.019 rs11722014 4 1.58E+08 5.51E−07 3.046 rs17035876 4 1.58E+08 5.50E−07 3.058 rs17035889 4 1.58E+08 6.01E−07 3.034 rs17035937 4 1.58E+08 6.41E−07 3.023 rs28490967 4 1.58E+08 6.68E−07 3.025 rs28531839 4 1.58E+08 6.50E−07 3.029 rs28680801 4 1.58E+08 6.69E−07 3.025 rs72962828 4 1.58E+08 5.96E−07 3.031 rs72980574 4 1.58E+08 6.67E−07 3.026 rs142359584 7 92742876 7.03E−07 7.214 rs77465535 7 1.32E+08 9.96E−07 4.265 rs76980379 12  1.2E+08 2.52E−07 4.597 rs117774183 17  5646630 1.06E−07 6.824 rs75425904 17  5631676 9.35E−08 7.291 rs7248225 19 43422999 8.54E−07 2.868

For the ampicillin Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 36 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with ampicillin, was analyzed. Table 19 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with ampicillin Type I AHSS. FIG. 20 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for ampicillin Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 19 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs116046573 1 15885444 7.04E−07 12.96 rs148254743 1 16009750 8.58E−07 9.95 rs149497307 1 16050226 5.89E−07 10.43 rs75140767 1 43105085 9.28E−07 21.65 rs79767050 1 15948920 8.08E−07 10.01 rs191165837 2 2.26E+08 2.13E−07 16.03 rs55780474 2 2.26E+08 3.21E−07 15.18 rs10278836 7 17124595 6.36E−07 3.587 rs6969467 7 17126427 5.44E−07 3.618 rs6969869 7 17126399 5.47E−07 3.616 rs6970379 7 17126744 5.47E−07 3.616 rs7777858 7 17120189 5.37E−07 3.612 rs819366 7 17111433 6.54E−07 3.58 rs819367 7 17110253 6.50E−07 3.585 rs10104000 8 5532821 2.10E−08 6.864 rs10111553 8 5534595 1.81E−08 6.884 rs112027694 8 5534134 3.42E−08 6.599 rs117596840 8 5544473 7.98E−08 5.871 rs78973374 8 5531753 1.74E−08 6.973 rs56277070 20 31443411 2.03E−07 12.44 rs73112110 20 31339948 2.26E−08 12.92

For the ampicillin Type IV AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 54 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with ampicillin, was analyzed. Table 20 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with ampicillin Type IV AHSS. FIG. 21 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for ampicillin Type IV AHSS cases.

TABLE 20 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs11207428 1 59693495 6.71E−07 7.163 rs115072019 1 1.01E+08 8.09E−08 7.103 rs115261728 1 1.01E+08 6.98E−08 7.183 rs115646523 1 1.01E+08 8.22E−08 7.097 rs115711367 1 1.01E+08 5.63E−08 7.269 rs116774706 1 1.01E+08 6.80E−08 7.19 rs60826303 1 1.01E+08 5.67E−08 7.265 rs75941207 1 1.01E+08 8.22E−08 7.097 rs76708774 1 1.01E+08 8.22E−08 7.097 rs77317250 1 1.01E+08 6.98E−08 7.183 rs77666335 1 1.01E+08 5.42E−08 7.283 rs954131 1 1.01E+08 6.80E−08 7.19 rs111831001 7 42332693 3.37E−07 11.02 rs111682835 19 35404338 2.29E−07 6.403 rs11880784 19 35404826 2.45E−07 6.378 rs146721547 19 35403951 5.05E−07 5.971 rs189706026 19 35409616 2.61E−07 6.337 rs2545992 19 35406970 7.09E−07 5.779 rs2545993 19 35407142 3.47E−07 6.176 rs2545994 19 35408463 7.09E−07 5.779 rs2651114 19 35407418 7.09E−07 5.779 rs2651115 19 35406282 7.09E−07 5.779 rs2651116 19 35405890 2.29E−07 6.403 rs2651127 19 35416314 3.15E−07 6.254

For the bacampicillin Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 21 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with bacampicillin, was analyzed. Table 21 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with bacampicillin Type I AHSS. FIG. 22 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for bacampicillin Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 21 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs145199112 2 2.21E+08 2.90E−08 20.19 rs10029314 4 1.63E+08 6.00E−07 6.493 rs11940900 4 1.63E+08 5.99E−07 6.493 rs17042540 4 1.63E+08 2.20E−07 17.37 rs184178530 11  5330586 1.14E−07 28.72 rs61752773 15 79089074 5.88E−07 18.33 rs79818282 17 64705377 3.68E−07 28.83

For the bacampicillin Type IV AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 20 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with bacampicillin, was analyzed. Table 22 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with bacampicillin Type IV AHSS. FIG. 23 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for bacampicillin Type IV AHSS cases.

TABLE 22 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs115536907 3 1939969 1.21E−08 36.35 rs116347889 3 2008488 2.86E−08 29.84 rs148968679 3 2036123 3.59E−08 31.78 rs59494509 3 1.49E+08 8.05E−07 16.06 rs62409683 4 44919225 5.74E−07 7.7 rs146875654 5 19708864 2.17E−07 34.02 rs56404777 5 73091825 4.80E−07 7.59 rs6862304 5 73092078 4.84E−07 7.588 rs6883289 5 73092236 4.84E−07 7.588 rs6883409 5 73092269 5.89E−07 7.447 rs6883439 5 73092321 5.33E−07 7.542 rs6887647 5 73092319 4.85E−07 7.587 rs73118524 5 73091149 4.80E−07 7.59 rs79147364 5 89746946 5.00E−08 28.6 rs74807342 9 1.07E+08 1.09E−08 33.65 rs79947917 9 1.07E+08 9.75E−09 34.94 rs72641687 13 94321072 3.93E−07 23.82 rs117085490 16 72303182 9.03E−08 18.67 rs117102993 17 80949879 6.51E−07 21.55 rs117612375 19 12462839 8.30E−09 34.7

For the cefaclor Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 23 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with cefaclor, was analyzed. Table 23 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with cefaclor Type I AHSS. FIG. 24 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cefaclor Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 23 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs62254915 3 1.06E+08 9.34E−07 12.79 rs77869751 4 11313629 7.06E−07 17.2 rs114163180 5 39055473 1.77E−07 36.65 rs116407384 5 38949632 1.77E−07 36.65 rs10096713 8 3987445 8.34E−07 7.483 rs10099471 8 3988220 6.90E−07 7.606 rs12155795 8 3989430 7.87E−07 7.534 rs3849822 8 3987053 8.80E−07 7.459 rs3849823 8 3987176 8.66E−07 7.466 rs4460396 8 3986552 6.09E−07 7.682 rs7017735 8 3983032 9.99E−07 7.358 rs73176340 8 3988461 7.04E−07 7.595 rs9693752 8 3987799 8.24E−07 7.488 rs188268964 11 88996015 8.54E−07 17.91 rs488807 11 35610345 1.15E−07 5.541 rs490500 11 35610484 1.15E−07 5.541 rs514393 11 35610818 1.15E−07 5.541 rs521745 11 35611648 1.15E−07 5.541 rs579191 11 35611917 1.15E−07 5.541 rs584182 11 35608933 1.15E−07 5.541 rs609115 11 35613772 9.85E−08 5.583 rs610680 11 35611044 1.15E−07 5.541 rs635862 11 35612323 1.15E−07 5.542 rs657607 11 35612431 1.15E−07 5.543 rs666311 11 35610131 1.15E−07 5.541 rs678679 11 35608275 1.42E−07 5.42 rs74898755 11 88928148 2.54E−07 13.53 rs113546621 14 49412273 2.69E−07 16.49 rs11862366 16 84063130 2.25E−07 31.19

For the cefazolin Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 17 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with cefazolin, was analyzed. Table 24 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with cefazolin Type I AHSS. FIG. 25 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cefazolin Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 24 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs114047334 1 2.17E+08 5.14E−07 16.18 rs114171452 1 2.16E+08 5.42E−07 16.07 rs115615797 1 2.16E+08 2.98E−07 9.168 rs12117758 1 56059054 9.11E−07 6.245 rs138475258 1 2.16E+08 9.07E−08 10.75 rs139343631 1 2.17E+08 5.14E−07 16.19 rs140912975 1 2.16E+08 3.02E−07 9.159 rs143027968 1 2.17E+08 5.20E−07 16.17 rs146124270 1 2.16E+08 5.35E−07 16.1 rs146851220 1 2.16E+08 5.42E−07 16.07 rs147474807 1 2.16E+08 2.87E−07 9.188 rs148621759 1 2.44E+08 7.99E−07 18.09 rs151179140 1 2.17E+08 4.72E−07 16.34 rs17597249 1 2.16E+08 3.02E−07 9.159 rs74599570 1 2.16E+08 2.87E−07 9.188 rs74777942 1 2.16E+08 2.98E−07 9.168 rs77767758 1 2.16E+08 2.98E−07 9.168 rs78743182 1 2.17E+08 5.24E−07 16.15 rs79350381 1 2.16E+08 2.87E−07 9.188 rs79860595 1 2.16E+08 5.34E−07 16.1 rs13417891 2 46455913 4.40E−07 9.657 rs34775780 12 1.06E+08 1.80E−07 18.02 rs138005623 15 24457292 8.73E−07 6.821 rs2201877 15 24461946 2.88E−07 7.866 rs56717404 15 24460964 2.96E−07 7.86 rs57410176 15 24456049 9.87E−07 6.787 rs58079476 15 24465204 2.87E−07 7.866 rs74003491 15 24460055 3.02E−07 7.854 rs74003493 15 24466046 2.83E−07 7.87 rs76026547 15 24460129 3.02E−07 7.854

For the cefotaxime Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 17 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with cefotaxime, was analyzed. Table 25 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with cefotaxime Type I AHSS. FIG. 26 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cefotaxime Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 25 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs11120948 1 7555103 9.18E−07 10.61 rs11120950 1 7557238 9.23E−07 10.6 rs114034823 1 7566419 1.44E−07 21.09 rs12091424 1 7549740 1.73E−07 11.67 rs12562695 1 7562125 7.51E−07 11.44 rs190670453 1 7580258 2.79E−07 17.12 rs4908643 1 7561230 7.67E−07 11.41 rs4908644 1 7561435 7.51E−07 11.44 rs58440110 1 7553789 1.95E−07 11.6 rs72642883 1 7541248 2.20E−07 11.56 rs74053039 1 7543000 2.42E−07 11.48 rs77869434 1 7591504 7.28E−07 14.91 rs78656731 1 7551884 1.50E−07 20.72 rs79993580 1 7568018 1.28E−07 20.97 rs145615694 4  1.9E+08 3.17E−07 9.958 rs28590532 8 54577437  9.65E−07 11.55 rs28678238 8 54575605  9.65E−07 11.55 rs28701586 8 54575481  9.65E−07 11.55 rs139932147 11 1.08E+08 3.39E−07 39.34 rs144346317 11 1.08E+08 3.39E−07 39.35

For the ceftazidime Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 18 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with ceftazidime, was analyzed. Table 26 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with ceftazidime Type I AHSS. FIG. 27 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for ceftazidime Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 26 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs116371152 1 2.36E+08 1.32E−07 29.08 rs75346310 1 2.36E+08 1.32E−07 29.07 rs112505409 3 45612024 3.16E−07 35.83 rs11779835 8 15812130 7.08E−07 7.454 rs13251308 8 15814600 5.77E−07 7.555 rs9557049 13 99418714 6.86E−07 6.61 rs9557050 13 99420685 9.15E−07 6.406 rs956019 13 99421626 9.04E−07 6.41 rs16983900 22 27588671 8.21E−08 30.76

For the cefatriaxone Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 52 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with cefatriaxone, was analyzed. Table 27 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with cefatriaxone Type I AHSS. FIG. 28 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cefatriaxone Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 27 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs116371152 1 2.36E+08 1.32E−07 29.08 rs75346310 1 2.36E+08 1.32E−07 29.07 rs112505409 3 45612024 3.16E−07 35.83 rs11779835 8 15812130 7.08E−07 7.454 rs13251308 8 15814600 5.77E−07 7.555 rs9557049 13 99418714 6.86E−07 6.61 rs9557050 13 99420685 9.15E−07 6.406 rs956019 13 99421626 9.04E−07 6.41 rs16983900 22 27588671 8.21E−08 30.76

For the cefuroxime Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 10 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with cefuroxime, was analyzed. Table 28 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with cefuroxime Type I AHSS. FIG. 29 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cefuroxime Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 28 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs72725039 5 3565056 7.41E−07 18.47 rs77001775 8 35001685 1.10E−07 22.34 rs112476746 10 20729596 6.39E−07 27.02 rs117530588 10 20738652 7.16E−07 27.9 rs11817270 10 20707413 5.08E−07 27.72 rs138045941 10 20753822 7.20E−07 27.87 rs139670790 10 20708606 2.53E−07 31.12 rs145006373 10 20745903 7.23E−07 27.87 rs146244225 10 20751142 7.20E−07 27.87 rs148557087 10 20729605 3.07E−07 30.48 rs185792675 10 20709984 2.53E−07 31.11 rs189483589 10 20845415 5.52E−07 27.76 rs191629814 10 20753167 7.20E−07 27.87 rs57172381 10 20725350 6.01E−07 27.36 rs7067879 10 20724525 5.33E−07 27.94 rs76578902 10 20756151 7.20E−07 27.87 rs78697685 10 20724522 2.91E−07 30.64 rs9315879 13 42563058 9.62E−07 18.62 rs117907534 21 34147786 5.92E−07 11.56 rs17694546 21 34020786 7.67E−07 11.45 rs75924460 21 34056293 7.44E−07 11.77 rs77808814 21 34126212 9.87E−07 11.4

For the penicillin Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 25 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with penicillin, was analyzed. Table 29 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with penicillin Type I AHSS. FIG. 30 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for penicillin Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 29 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs12142265 1 84247027 3.07E−07 14.49 rs12143951 1 84253891 3.06E−07 14.5 rs149488246 3 20603276 3.42E−07 12.84 rs117503970 4 38261174 8.49E−08 11.63 rs16994360 4 38253463 9.67E−08 11.53 rs186988780 4 38269819 7.43E−08 11.73 rs112925212 6 34090764 3.79E−07 12.15 rs55892516 7 1.38E+08 7.37E−07 10.32 rs112605338 10 7847701 3.03E−07 4.653 rs1244414 10 7836104 2.94E−07 4.662 rs1475406 10 7830319 2.85E−07 4.67 rs1758647 10 7832921 3.00E−07 4.654 rs2853765 10 7830675 2.91E−07 4.667 rs112849253 14 53205295 3.52E−07 11.98 rs140223967 14 53231639 3.52E−07 11.98 rs112557607 16 7600191 2.68E−08 15.68 rs113965225 16 7584742 1.12E−08 16.92 rs115377494 16 8540549 5.63E−07 6.245 rs58652554 16 8540372 6.32E−07 6.207 rs74379696 16 8541089 5.76E−07 6.152 rs76093382 16 8541182 5.64E−07 6.157 rs79920647 16 8541245 5.65E−07 6.157 rs80304789 16 8540859 5.68E−07 6.155 rs113390500 19 2573654 8.66E−07 6.274 rs115214166 19 2573657 8.66E−07 6.274 rs115944825 19 2573635 8.00E−07 6.298 rs116825451 19 2573636 8.00E−07 6.298 rs150687633 20 49270830 4.68E−07 11.92

For the carbamazepine AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 45 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with carbamazepine, was analyzed. Table 30 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with carbamazepine AHSS. FIG. 31 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for carbamazepine AHSS cases.

TABLE 30 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs146071971 1 1.77E+08 9.43E−07 6.596 rs146950182 1   1E+08 9.35E−07 4.953 rs149284465 1 1.77E+08 5.30E−07 6.881 rs72721712 1   1E+08 9.33E−07 4.954 rs72721724 1   1E+08 9.63E−07 4.945 rs76684364 1   1E+08 9.82E−07 4.939 rs111391190 2 29842424 6.28E−07 9.433 rs112198827 2 29844141 6.28E−07 9.433 rs57782217 2 29841401 6.28E−07 9.433 rs58541782 2 29841092 6.28E−07 9.433 rs58719298 2 29840847 6.03E−07 9.461 rs59039878 2 29841485 6.28E−07 9.433 rs59884086 2 29840516 6.28E−07 9.433 rs60162972 2 29841831 6.28E−07 9.433 rs60569471 2 29840771 6.28E−07 9.433 rs60709469 2 29840625 6.28E−07 9.433 rs61501766 2 29844226 6.28E−07 9.433 rs61641759 2 29840986 6.28E−07 9.433 rs72862811 2 29825674 5.50E−07 9.567 rs72862851 2 29841073 6.28E−07 9.433 rs72862855 2 29842102 6.28E−07 9.433 rs72862856 2 29842209 6.21E−07 9.432 rs72862859 2 29843147 6.28E−07 9.433 rs72862860 2 29844200 6.29E−07 9.432 rs72862862 2 29844312 6.28E−07 9.433 rs74378191 2 18736630 8.96E−07 7.668 rs78319455 2 29817689 1.11E−07 10.8 rs139775140 3 1.89E+08 7.33E−07 6.807 rs78707940 3 1.89E+08 5.77E−07 7.077 rs41257915 4 1.43E+08 4.42E−07 6.111 rs72712403 4 1.43E+08 4.41E−07 6.111 rs1041926 6 28426296 7.82E−08 5.542 rs111634398 6 29761473 7.77E−07 3.059 rs111846101 6 29778626 5.98E−07 3.076 rs113731504 6 29740034 6.12E−08 5.679 rs114006044 6 29771238 7.00E−07 5.128 rs114021009 6 29975950 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114028028 6 29988399 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114030633 6 30039662 3.18E−07 3.541 rs114031121 6 29916481 3.67E−07 3.646 rs114042271 6 30079129 2.29E−08 4.846 rs114046955 6 29981486 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114049496 6 29994273 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114057639 6 30042861 6.11E−08 4.555 rs114058671 6 29906666 7.94E−09 5.508 rs114065993 6 29916231 1.89E−07 3.776 rs114066058 6 29998024 3.94E−08 4.677 rs114069585 6 29963724 3.90E−08 4.652 rs114072511 6 29970845 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114073141 6 29951679 2.94E−07 4.304 rs114073557 6 29964730 2.48E−07 3.575 rs114078941 6 29884641 2.99E−09 5.911 rs114080704 6 29966670 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114092314 6 29908976 5.41E−08 5.215 rs114095793 6 29973135 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114096489 6 29961439 1.45E−07 3.66 rs114107305 6 29785563 3.30E−11 9.545 rs114108823 6 30039845 3.18E−07 3.541 rs114109103 6 29837345 4.57E−09 5.771 rs114110015 6 30008331 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114112040 6 29997783 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114114670 6 29763066 7.01E−07 5.128 rs114117007 6 29963815 2.48E−07 3.575 rs114120156 6 29885384 2.98E−09 5.912 rs114125187 6 29990844 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114131484 6 30043486 8.48E−09 5.225 rs114136677 6 29850704 7.09E−09 5.645 rs114140812 6 29737871 4.33E−07 5.317 rs114141756 6 29968180 5.58E−08 4.569 rs114147756 6 29890877 3.49E−09 5.836 rs114149741 6 29890161 3.55E−09 5.833 rs114150194 6 29880701 3.18E−09 5.895 rs114155611 6 29962005 6.67E−07 3.473 rs114157794 6 29909597 6.89E−09 5.611 rs114160221 6 29950979 2.96E−07 4.303 rs114162292 6 29952482 1.77E−07 4.451 rs114165649 6 29975766 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114166035 6 29657433 4.79E−10 8.122 rs114168695 6 29745438 6.50E−07 5.15 rs114179071 6 29760132 7.01E−07 5.128 rs114180172 6 29928815 3.24E−09 5.86 rs114183654 6 29606280 2.61E−10 8.624 rs114190838 6 29743671 4.91E−07 5.28 rs114191140 6 29859936 2.21E−09 6.024 rs114192654 6 29759750 7.68E−07 3.061 rs114193724 6 30016297 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114194203 6 29760317 7.01E−07 5.128 rs114194795 6 29652895 4.57E−10 8.141 rs114198110 6 29984512 2.49E−11 8.301 rs114201059 6 29777079 6.12E−08 5.679 rs114209949 6 29956842 3.85E−08 4.654 rs114218355 6 30005311 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114218820 6 29979579 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114220356 6 29886864 2.66E−09 5.939 rs114223122 6 29890106 3.55E−09 5.833 rs114224783 6 29961513 1.45E−07 3.66 rs114224970 6 29957077 1.48E−08 4.903 rs114229542 6 29989689 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114230713 6 30004052 3.11E−07 3.544 rs114238217 6 29838652 5.34E−09 5.692 rs114242460 6 29773676 4.75E−07 3.148 rs114246739 6 29470259 2.01E−12 9.936 rs114250926 6 29701744 2.55E−11 9.671 rs114256021 6 29986427 3.23E−07 3.537 rs114268881 6 29954111 4.05E−08 4.644 rs114273772 6 29991537 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114284711 6 29711234 2.55E−11 9.671 rs114285019 6 29761516 7.68E−07 3.061 rs114288157 6 29951273 2.94E−07 4.304 rs114290196 6 29359170 1.52E−11 9.47 rs114291906 6 29884901 2.98E−09 5.911 rs114293101 6 29819281 4.79E−09 5.759 rs114300017 6 30083515 2.51E−08 4.828 rs114302546 6 29965306 2.48E−07 3.575 rs114304611 6 29956293 1.37E−07 4.513 rs114304833 6 29916904 5.20E−09 5.716 rs114306164 6 29976499 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114307805 6 29955610 2.06E−07 4.876 rs114317116 6 30084549 1.93E−08 4.889 rs114317717 6 29741971 6.12E−08 5.679 rs114320018 6 29025579 4.41E−10 8.469 rs114323453 6 29760677 7.71E−07 3.06 rs114324848 6 29759811 7.46E−07 3.065 rs114328252 6 29767743 6.04E−08 5.699 rs114332819 6 29759078 7.68E−07 3.059 rs114337491 6 31346621 7.17E−07 3.239 rs114352222 6 29911505 8.78E−09 5.484 rs114358808 6 29857753 3.47E−09 5.875 rs114365310 6 29916126 1.79E−09 6.039 rs114374261 6 30002421 7.05E−07 3.469 rs114387954 6 30083182 4.28E−08 4.639 rs114392935 6 29738569 7.14E−07 5.123 rs114397553 6 29761717 7.66E−07 3.061 rs114405163 6 30079307 8.23E−07 3.713 rs114411049 6 29741111 6.12E−08 5.679 rs114413408 6 29964102 2.44E−07 3.576 rs114415550 6 29775965 5.89E−07 3.078 rs114421444 6 29954617 3.87E−08 4.653 rs114426132 6 29952106 2.01E−07 4.57 rs114428616 6 29999326 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114432299 6 29972970 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114435650 6 29821587 4.77E−09 5.76 rs114436708 6 29965501 2.48E−07 3.575 rs114439160 6 29962950 2.47E−07 3.575 rs114440360 6 29974500 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114443352 6 29964253 2.48E−07 3.575 rs114451194 6 29952931 3.89E−08 4.653 rs114453487 6 29974000 3.02E−07 3.548 rs114457193 6 29997833 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114464250 6 29806033 1.47E−08 5.253 rs114465658 6 29962796 1.38E−07 3.686 rs114466399 6 29973187 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114469864 6 29817923 1.39E−08 5.266 rs114474877 6 29805346 5.79E−11 8.652 rs114476819 6 29713683 2.55E−11 9.671 rs114479676 6 29853657 5.86E−09 5.661 rs114481163 6 29957285 3.86E−08 4.654 rs114484003 6 30040706 3.37E−07 3.529 rs114491907 6 29240595 8.51E−10 8.131 rs114492352 6 29731453 3.51E−11 9.516 rs114506361 6 29779832 8.62E−07 3.07 rs114510321 6 29123073 3.37E−09 6.655 rs114512850 6 29867659 4.46E−09 5.795 rs114515080 6 29877670 4.78E−09 5.753 rs114517614 6 29977357 1.13E−08 4.988 rs114521897 6 29657481 4.79E−10 8.122 rs114524231 6 29875079 4.68E−09 5.761 rs114527279 6 29914909 1.95E−07 3.754 rs114537098 6 29954280 3.86E−08 4.654 rs114540074 6 29953734 3.51E−08 4.679 rs114541147 6 29868174 4.78E−09 5.753 rs114542727 6 29745632 7.00E−07 5.128 rs114543002 6 29658907 4.79E−10 8.122 rs114549249 6 29704988 2.55E−11 9.671 rs114560474 6 29954624 3.87E−08 4.653 rs114560706 6 29769032 7.00E−07 5.128 rs114561602 6 29999228 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114564278 6 29987120 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114566308 6 30000973 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114566654 6 29776360 5.89E−07 3.078 rs114567105 6 29981368 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114570214 6 29447545 1.65E−11 9.428 rs114575200 6 29759823 7.71E−07 3.06 rs114576045 6 29912315 3.24E−07 4.573 rs114576316 6 30039364 6.09E−08 4.556 rs114577955 6 30038712 3.14E−07 3.542 rs114578400 6 30041509 6.09E−08 4.556 rs114584988 6 29779759 6.12E−08 5.679 rs114589826 6 29995024 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114591746 6 29966093 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114596909 6 30005243 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114597231 6 29971034 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114599368 6 29960958 2.46E−07 3.575 rs114608433 6 29755268 7.01E−07 5.128 rs114610143 6 29760590 7.68E−07 3.061 rs114617423 6 29134558 5.82E−08 5.205 rs114620687 6 29762307 7.66E−07 3.061 rs114633038 6 29953270 3.86E−08 4.654 rs114633637 6 29954456 4.10E−07 4.433 rs114650817 6 29778617 5.04E−08 5.828 rs114652358 6 29951084 9.48E−07 4.17 rs114652514 6 29712712 2.55E−11 9.671 rs114653275 6 30009664 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114657768 6 29961485 1.45E−07 3.66 rs114658075 6 29970338 5.94E−08 4.559 rs114658630 6 29786734 6.94E−07 3.086 rs114662880 6 30082688 7.98E−07 3.72 rs114663254 6 29980240 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114664485 6 29835392 5.04E−09 5.704 rs114665269 6 29992614 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114673558 6 29755796 1.02E−11 10.12 rs114676919 6 29770758 7.00E−07 5.128 rs114682495 6 29761896 7.66E−07 3.061 rs114684093 6 29748329 8.01E−07 3.11 rs114695814 6 29949789 1.47E−11 8.501 rs114701936 6 29816809 1.39E−08 5.266 rs114710068 6 29907012 6.17E−09 5.689 rs114716190 6 29933320 1.50E−09 7.09 rs114717111 6 29838890 3.65E−09 5.867 rs114721216 6 29812956 1.49E−08 5.249 rs114727575 6 29407378 9.67E−11 6.625 rs114729873 6 30047301 6.62E−09 5.288 rs114737703 6 30078330 1.11E−07 4.226 rs114737880 6 29966091 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114739035 6 29952359 1.77E−07 4.451 rs114739617 6 30032673 3.53E−08 4.644 rs114745359 6 29861047 4.28E−09 6.476 rs114752269 6 29886101 2.22E−09 6.022 rs114757350 6 29952162 2.96E−07 4.303 rs114766850 6 29905135 9.87E−09 5.454 rs114773253 6 29883301 2.98E−09 5.911 rs114774383 6 29961853 2.47E−07 3.575 rs114776910 6 29883953 3.06E−09 6.681 rs114777139 6 29890574 3.55E−09 5.833 rs114777794 6 30005788 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114782388 6 29913298 8.44E−09 5.516 rs114784126 6 29979643 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114784898 6 29894299 3.55E−09 5.832 rs114797859 6 29986501 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114800292 6 29963521 3.84E−08 4.661 rs114818671 6 29912149 4.59E−08 5.27 rs114827979 6 29954199 3.86E−08 4.654 rs114831964 6 29759511 6.05E−08 5.682 rs114832360 6 29951061 8.47E−07 4.193 rs114837233 6 29950577 2.96E−07 4.303 rs114837462 6 29701476 2.55E−11 9.671 rs114849824 6 29165389 6.89E−10 8.271 rs114860141 6 29953628 3.53E−08 4.679 rs114864686 6 29876280 4.78E−09 5.754 rs114867955 6 29644559 5.67E−10 8.051 rs114880724 6 29644037 5.67E−10 8.051 rs114880963 6 29978057 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114886154 6 29961122 2.46E−07 3.575 rs114890584 6 29923370 3.97E−09 5.91 rs114893740 6 29917899 1.88E−07 3.775 rs114895285 6 29965822 2.48E−07 3.575 rs114898901 6 30024263 2.26E−10 8.328 rs114900367 6 30081189 2.10E−08 4.869 rs114912266 6 29955088 2.66E−07 4.704 rs114912496 6 29777831 6.14E−08 5.678 rs114914456 6 29973978 2.03E−07 3.619 rs114919673 6 29928544 3.24E−09 5.86 rs114920018 6 29924779 5.19E−10 7.146 rs114925388 6 29963829 2.48E−07 3.575 rs114925851 6 29989188 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114927320 6 29759620 7.68E−07 3.061 rs114927984 6 30003305 3.07E−07 3.545 rs114934460 6 29965344 2.50E−07 3.574 rs114934904 6 29962890 1.68E−07 3.641 rs114935769 6 29952069 1.79E−07 4.566 rs114935877 6 29976741 5.82E−08 4.564 rs114938515 6 29895888 7.91E−10 5.931 rs114942112 6 29945802 1.85E−07 4.381 rs114953208 6 29742220 6.12E−08 5.679 rs114977627 6 29953803 3.86E−08 4.654 rs114986767 6 29703178 2.55E−11 9.671 rs114988346 6 28956017 2.00E−11 9.013 rs114988554 6 29954851 3.80E−08 4.656 rs114993291 6 29953035 4.17E−08 4.635 rs114994209 6 29759222 3.25E−11 9.555 rs114995174 6 29761674 7.01E−07 5.128 rs115006024 6 29772486 7.01E−07 5.128 rs115013487 6 29713762 2.55E−11 9.671 rs115014431 6 29966674 5.82E−08 4.564 rs115015618 6 29714573 2.55E−11 9.671 rs115016630 6 29883838 2.81E−09 5.926 rs115018054 6 29978153 3.07E−07 3.545 rs115021230 6 29722994 3.43E−11 9.529 rs115024918 6 29753804 6.87E−07 5.134 rs115031102 6 29761156 3.67E−07 5.328 rs115037604 6 30038823 5.95E−08 4.56 rs115042142 6 29704897 2.55E−11 9.671 rs115071807 6 29952920 3.89E−08 4.653 rs115075221 6 29779977 6.12E−08 5.679 rs115077420 6 29951891 2.94E−07 4.304 rs115082201 6 30039641 3.18E−07 3.541 rs115083246 6 29741175 6.12E−08 5.679 rs115084115 6 29997986 5.82E−08 4.564 rs115091531 6 29634637 5.67E−10 8.051 rs115094340 6 29962515 2.48E−07 3.574 rs115096180 6 29971548 3.07E−07 3.545 rs115101719 6 29725294 7.64E−07 4.816 rs115106715 6 29890753 3.55E−09 5.833 rs115110303 6 29779208 6.24E−08 5.673 rs115114764 6 29999251 3.07E−07 3.545 rs115117504 6 29775939 6.15E−08 5.678 rs115127756 6 29962067 2.54E−07 3.572 rs115132147 6 29811767 1.51E−08 5.247 rs115133546 6 30012340 5.82E−08 4.564 rs115136522 6 29985849 3.09E−07 3.545 rs115137393 6 29841051 4.57E−09 5.771 rs115140228 6 29730571 3.51E−11 9.516 rs115140556 6 30082003 7.98E−07 3.72 rs115141117 6 30007984 5.82E−08 4.564 rs115146263 6 30040185 3.18E−07 3.541 rs115147578 6 29970928 5.82E−08 4.564 rs115154095 6 30010890 5.82E−08 4.564 rs115157435 6 30074557 2.29E−07 3.51 rs115159145 6 29917021 5.20E−09 5.716 rs115202818 6 29973989 2.77E−08 4.754 rs115210745 6 29909811 7.74E−09 5.515 rs115215877 6 29961502 1.45E−07 3.66 rs115226254 6 29994134 3.07E−07 3.545 rs115228199 6 29761467 6.60E−07 3.083 rs115242191 6 29749266 7.05E−07 3.114 rs115256891 6 29956049 3.23E−08 4.681 rs115263102 6 29965815 3.90E−08 4.652 rs115264092 6 30009261 5.82E−08 4.564 rs115270497 6 29967332 5.16E−08 4.624 rs115277978 6 29760605 5.89E−07 3.078 rs115282571 6 29767687 7.06E−07 5.126 rs115283752 6 29966024 1.56E−07 4.483 rs115286089 6 28326327 8.72E−07 5.003 rs115286819 6 29759729 7.01E−07 5.128 rs115287335 6 29979560 3.07E−07 3.545 rs115291962 6 30069128 1.94E−11 8.385 rs115292464 6 29776108 6.12E−08 5.679 rs115292702 6 29991504 2.49E−11 8.301 rs115293256 6 29773999 4.79E−07 3.148 rs115294045 6 29898720 2.20E−09 6.799 rs115310883 6 29991573 5.82E−08 4.564 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rs149966 6 27955287 3.17E−07 4.869 rs150074723 6 29753466 5.07E−07 5.224 rs150299534 6 29702618 2.55E−11 9.671 rs150513929 6 29889021 6.39E−09 5.678 rs150521698 6 29751165 5.29E−07 5.217 rs150559564 6 29660946 4.79E−10 8.122 rs150655579 6 29883863 2.98E−09 5.911 rs150671547 6 29898571 4.26E−09 5.757 rs150767875 6 29693183 1.63E−10 8.829 rs150853727 6 29994190 5.77E−08 5.107 rs150908530 6 29774647 1.02E−10 9.006 rs151034657 6 29888595 3.64E−09 5.877 rs151174038 6 29968677 5.82E−08 4.564 rs151253079 6 29889515 6.39E−09 5.678 rs17178133 6 29643388 4.01E−08 5.924 rs184074131 6 29980158 1.26E−08 4.885 rs184310168 6 29956020 3.80E−07 4.39 rs184648988 6 30051556 3.98E−08 4.881 rs184953176 6 28996518 9.87E−11 9.063 rs185367427 6 29859210 1.89E−08 5.919 rs185466863 6 27489206 5.80E−07 4.902 rs186134095 6 29650334 4.38E−10 8.158 rs187903322 6 29895563 3.55E−09 5.832 rs188334697 6 30017283 2.81E−11 8.25 rs189950799 6 29917568 1.90E−07 3.774 rs189990623 6 29902836 2.64E−10 6.74 rs190604317 6 29908373 3.11E−07 4.968 rs192059082 6 29920002 1.88E−07 3.771 rs192326368 6 29864002 2.61E−10 7.252 rs192543598 6 29931345 1.72E−15 16.44 rs192835495 6 29036303 4.50E−10 8.462 rs200963 6 27872832 2.80E−07 4.901 rs2531830 6 28380832 5.53E−07 5.287 rs276363 6 27933301 3.34E−07 4.859 rs28555376 6 29843738 3.33E−08 5.122 rs74295242 6 29903894 6.96E−09 5.529 rs75144430 6 29853343 2.20E−09 6.392 rs76217193 6 27417011 2.96E−07 5.169 rs7772638 6 29899756 2.91E−09 5.891 rs78938703 6 27470055 2.89E−08 6.075 rs79968543 6 29853423 6.16E−09 5.649 rs147831911 7 1.13E+08 2.62E−07 6.285 rs117562188 8 1.38E+08 3.46E−07 6.73 rs62514518 8 1.34E+08 5.54E−07 5.762 rs75167075 8 1.38E+08 6.26E−07 5.525 rs78124276 8 1.38E+08 4.64E−08 7.04 rs10980734 9 1.14E+08 5.41E−07 5.999 rs147032024 9 1.14E+08 5.40E−07 6 rs57242572 11 1.01E+08 4.51E−07 6.925 rs116946525 12 21391500 4.89E−08 8.933 rs76497895 12 21393419 4.89E−08 8.933 rs146802513 21 31379073 3.04E−07 8.379

For the allopurinol AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 13 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with allopurinol, was analyzed. Table 31 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with allopurinol AHSS. FIG. 32 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for allopurinol AHSS cases.

TABLE 31 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs78065754 2 42494019 1.16E−07 11.36 rs77678549 3 1.51E+08 9.95E−07 11.5 rs10472978 5 35655248 9.50E−07 8.455 rs10491348 5 35418526 2.23E−07 13.59 rs10514131 5 77239246 2.36E−07 27.35 rs114252048 5 35520375 2.11E−07 13.62 rs114535644 5 35411167 2.27E−07 13.57 rs115861182 5 35410540 2.23E−07 13.59 rs116071653 5 35397536 2.20E−07 13.6 rs12514296 5 35483771 2.18E−07 13.59 rs12518508 5 35481930 2.19E−07 13.58 rs12519140 5 35407672 2.31E−07 13.56 rs12521078 5 35473193 8.43E−07 10.71 rs138870011 5 35454910 2.51E−07 13.44 rs139660610 5 35416384 2.23E−07 13.59 rs141694077 5 35479052 2.19E−07 13.58 rs141836081 5 35466855 2.17E−07 13.59 rs142114555 5 35528524 1.79E−07 13.78 rs142476057 5 35395827 2.44E−07 13.49 rs142494158 5 35438114 2.38E−07 13.53 rs142917815 5 35398325 2.24E−07 13.58 rs144778247 5 35410123 2.23E−07 13.59 rs145412785 5 35438418 2.38E−07 13.53 rs145668879 5 35425431 2.23E−07 13.59 rs145886696 5 35457558 2.51E−07 13.44 rs147549434 5 35492637 2.18E−07 13.59 rs147731001 5 35398389 2.41E−07 13.42 rs148076455 5 35466675 2.17E−07 13.59 rs148549118 5 35397653 2.24E−07 13.58 rs148564123 5 35410717 2.23E−07 13.59 rs148681295 5 35524507 2.12E−07 13.61 rs148966521 5 35402866 2.20E−07 13.6 rs149472299 5 35467955 2.17E−07 13.59 rs150205418 5 35467160 2.17E−07 13.59 rs150366407 5 35398825 2.41E−07 13.42 rs1508654 5 35492096 2.31E−07 13.54 rs166926 5 35462763 2.81E−07 13.34 rs16874911 5 77243183 6.01E−07 23.89 rs17252778 5 35483380 2.18E−07 13.59 rs17439010 5 35425871 2.23E−07 13.59 rs17439177 5 35464083 2.51E−07 13.44 rs17510685 5 35405102 2.23E−07 13.59 rs184546199 5 35398192 2.20E−07 13.6 rs191581478 5 35530230 1.99E−07 13.76 rs284699 5 35439939 2.66E−07 13.44 rs284700 5 35442435 2.66E−07 13.43 rs284720 5 35451910 2.81E−07 13.34 rs284721 5 35452513 2.81E−07 13.34 rs284722 5 35453238 2.81E−07 13.34 rs284726 5 35456372 2.81E−07 13.34 rs284727 5 35457054 2.81E−07 13.34 rs284728 5 35457291 2.81E−07 13.34 rs284734 5 35459958 2.81E−07 13.34 rs56870774 5 35395900 2.41E−07 13.42 rs6874047 5 35406305 2.27E−07 13.57 rs73747403 5 35403047 2.44E−07 13.41 rs989091 5 35469495 2.17E−07 13.59 rs148282876 6 88033839 3.99E−07 18.32 rs150969958 6 88035900 5.61E−07 17.87 rs185086912 6 88033849 3.99E−07 18.32 rs114055162 8 1979555 8.88E−07 14.71 rs2280817 8 1981935 6.89E−07 15.09 rs35985218 8 2000409 7.64E−08 21.81 rs79904669 11 26589974 3.61E−07 17.34 rs142165170 12 86216454 2.00E−07 14.84 rs142605344 12 86410130 2.14E−07 14.78 rs56043444 12 78192313 7.76E−07 9.039 rs75875275 12 1.23E+08 2.26E−07 10.42 rs1437468 15 60132792 5.33E−07 10.18 rs146142380 15 60130788 2.03E−07 11.74 rs72737618 15 60130891 2.62E−07 11.56 rs72737619 15 60135374 3.28E−07 11.3

For the piperacillin Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 18 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with piperacillin, was analyzed. Table 32 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with piperacillin Type I AHSS. FIG. 33 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for piperacillin Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 32 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs34861443 2  2.2E+08 1.08E−08 67.25 rs140853555 4 1.61E+08 9.34E−07 20.74 rs149980742 4 1.77E+08 9.77E−07 13.85 rs117602252 8 85189184 4.62E−07 21.62 rs17710709 8 85189238 4.62E−07 21.62 rs75940654 8 85207249 4.70E−07 21.59 rs6559749 9 72403792 7.15E−07 10.12 rs141391342 10 15259747 3.30E−08 26.69 rs80273362 10 15252680 3.36E−08 26.63 rs34905018 11 57070170 1.32E−07 25.37 rs117147164 14 49492835 8.61E−07 24.34 rs118174518 14 1.05E+08 1.51E−07 48.94 rs187948151 17 22240776 3.62E−07 13.86 rs62121457 19 38661057 9.78E−07 11.05 rs62229671 21 15715176 4.07E−07 21.12

For the lamotrigine AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 20 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with lamotrigine, was analyzed. Table 33 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with lamotrigine AHSS. FIG. 34 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for lamotrigine AHSS cases.

TABLE 33 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs116087675 2 1.29E+08 3.21E−07 14.28 rs142203207 4 14639847 7.91E−07 13.68 rs146168567 4 1.32E+08 7.36E−07 16.71 rs183662883 4 1.33E+08 4.86E−07 13.26 rs73231082 4 14595113 7.80E−07 13.69 rs114392844 5 1.14E+08 7.32E−07 15.56 rs181707774 5 1.14E+08 7.35E−07 15.56 rs191377511 5 1.77E+08 1.07E−07 18.06 rs41309138 5 1.77E+08 1.18E−07 17.99 rs149198056 6 1.22E+08 5.22E−07 16.59 rs142188132 9 32738518 2.98E−07 15.84 rs16924162 9 32739426 8.80E−07 12.88 rs55823308 18 37300283 1.58E−07 10.61 rs72904025 18 37290384 1.66E−07 10.58

For the phenytoin AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 10 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with phenytoin, was analyzed. Table 34 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with phenytoin AHSS. FIG. 35 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for phenytoin AHSS cases.

TABLE 34 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs12081605 1 2.47E+08 8.73E−08 29.51 rs146631776 1  2122961 5.85E−07 17.94 rs2039707 1 2.47E+08 5.47E−07 20.59 rs6664809 1 2.47E+08 5.62E−07 20.55 rs6678204 1 2.47E+08 5.64E−07 20.54 rs6704000 1 2.47E+08 5.62E−07 20.54 rs72637878 1  2142496 9.87E−07 17.09 rs115780548 3 88709654 5.17E−07 30.69 rs3798266 6 45916478 3.50E−07 18.43 rs45555038 6 45881703 5.96E−09 39.36 rs117461769 7 1.22E+08 9.36E−07 19.55 rs75110579 7 1.23E+08 7.89E−07 15.64 rs41305337 9  476709 9.83E−07 19.09 rs113360094 10 52723912 5.97E−07 24.82 rs11527780 10 27878278 4.98E−07 43.22 rs117712059 10 52723952 5.55E−07 24.98 rs140107165 10 52723937 2.49E−08 35.91 rs146656601 10 52723936 5.55E−07 24.98 rs150305764 10 52723950 5.55E−07 24.98 rs55929679 10 67196041 2.35E−07 15.38 rs138456589 11  6306652 3.97E−07 22.17 rs45575531 13 28836317 5.80E−08 25.49 rs647575 13 52473716 4.82E−07 22.01 rs73156288 13 28736058 4.21E−08 26.39 rs186453404 14 87109364 2.88E−07 29.74 rs192849324 14 87077388 2.73E−07 29.85 rs138048353 15 51394457 3.84E−07 21.84 rs72727118 15 51384507 2.92E−07 17.84 rs72742352 15 51133016 4.92E−07 21.55 rs72744321 15 51268735 5.07E−07 21.27 rs72744346 15 51332274 1.98E−07 22.77

For the cephalosporin Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 161 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with cephalosporin, was analyzed. Table 35 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with cephalosporin Type I AHSS. FIG. 36 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cephalosporin Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 35 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs72817365 2 66399176 4.58E−07 8.13 rs10947535 6 34975969 3.53E−07 2.158 rs2030611 6 34956806 7.73E−07 2.119 rs2395601 6 34977222 2.31E−07 2.192 rs2395602 6 34974457 3.53E−07 2.158 rs7751820 6 34974928 3.53E−07 2.158 rs9380481 6 34977663 2.23E−07 2.195 rs9784889 6 34966047 3.66E−07 2.155 rs1852164 7 53228699 8.85E−07 2.085 rs1917699 7 53227791 1.24E−07 2.393 rs1997071 7 53237373 9.60E−07 2.014 rs2056641 7 53225659 9.50E−07 2.078 rs2877104 7 53231499 2.10E−07 2.124 rs60660396 7 53239322 6.14E−07 2.244 rs7124648 11 47044249 5.03E−10 2.295 rs13046735 21 44109676 8.82E−07 3.37 rs13051980 21 44120727 6.96E−07 3.287 rs13052722 21 44121296 6.96E−07 3.287 rs138109993 21 44122309 7.13E−07 3.284 rs71320547 21 44121690 7.12E−07 3.284 rs71320548 21 44124368 6.32E−07 3.303

For the cephalosporin Type IV AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 14 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with cephalosporin, was analyzed. Table 36 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with cephalosporin Type IV AHSS. FIG. 37 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for cephalosporin Type IV AHSS cases.

TABLE 36 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs111672960 1 1.81E+08 7.95E−09 19.56 rs112793790 1  1.8E+08 2.43E−07 18.54 rs113656471 1  1.8E+08 2.42E−07 18.54 rs116806948 1  1.8E+08 7.60E−07 24.66 rs78904023 1 1.81E+08 7.95E−09 19.56 rs112325223 3 1.38E+08 4.87E−07 16.94 rs143803704 3 1.38E+08 3.69E−07 18.3 rs145419400 3 1.38E+08 5.29E−08 26.78 rs147377749 7 1.17E+08 2.11E−07 17.69 rs12685901 9 26930104 3.31E−07 13.98

For the penicillin class Type I AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 506 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with penicillin class, was analyzed. Table 37 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with penicillin class Type I AHSS. FIG. 38 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for penicillin class Type I AHSS cases.

TABLE 37 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs112063980 2 34707254 7.28E−08 3.616 rs13424876 2 34698258 8.33E−07 3.224 rs191969675 2 34731349 8.00E−09 3.909 rs6708424 2 34697788 5.15E−08 3.676 rs73928722 2 34712101 5.86E−08 3.663 rs74378191 2 18736630 8.93E−07 2.908 rs56344911 5 1.76E+08 1.19E−10 0.4429 rs115369702 6 32391527 9.44E−08 3.024 rs115867237 6 32380073 3.53E−07 2.744 rs116188357 6 31316825 1.11E−08 0.4847 rs116275781 6 32379263 3.53E−07 2.744 rs116879388 6 32375095 5.41E−07 2.755 rs118172841 6 32412114 1.25E−07 3.023 rs139214822 6 32396384 3.01E−07 2.896 rs139560040 6 32390820 9.44E−08 3.024 rs141492336 6 32427581 6.40E−08 3.101 rs141849758 6 32438896 3.47E−08 3.134 rs143358648 6 32428917 7.92E−08 3.071 rs143411690 6 32382812 4.22E−08 3.075 rs143580944 6 32360915 9.32E−07 2.691 rs148810432 6 29696117 8.09E−07 0.5289 rs150000546 6 32401237 3.01E−07 2.896 rs150948730 6 32386650 4.22E−08 3.075 rs28452520 6 32615272 3.31E−10 3.415 rs34324046 6 1.32E+08 1.43E−07 3.525 rs3808 6 1.02E+08 6.26E−07 1.564 rs74734825 6 32511518 8.46E−09 3.352 rs145024048 7 1.32E+08 3.85E−07 2.82 rs11782673 8 27265887 4.95E−12 0.3476 rs12783543 10 68128393 1.17E−09 0.5618 rs10765320 11 90204966 8.03E−11 0.4131 rs117456719 11 54987479 6.02E−07 2.962 rs150782688 11 54999812 8.00E−07 3.069 rs7124648 11 47044249 6.57E−11 1.698 rs116991229 15 78874555 6.38E−07 2.942 rs2229961 15 78880752 2.79E−07 3.007 rs78250352 15 1.01E+08 1.08E−07 2.837 rs10871427 16 82521530 1.89E−07 1.443 rs12598984 16 82521687 2.60E−07 1.437 rs13337446 16 82501016 5.05E−07 1.432 rs1424064 16 82529368 1.08E−07 1.45 rs1424065 16 82529475 2.27E−07 1.433 rs1424066 16 82529585 1.26E−07 1.446 rs144429036 16 67824973 4.83E−07 2.352 rs184987042 16 67824396 3.99E−07 2.369 rs35944101 16 82527841 3.54E−07 1.436 rs6565025 16 82502281 2.84E−07 1.441 rs7186252 16 82523180 2.36E−07 1.435 rs72487921 16 57105639 5.00E−07 3.179 rs8060053 16 82519750 2.63E−07 1.442 rs889626 16 82522205 7.85E−07 1.427 rs981101 16 82531937 1.89E−07 1.441 rs9932775 16 82520674 2.67E−07 1.432 rs330999 17  609658 4.75E−07 1.437 rs331000 17  609506 4.75E−07 1.437 rs45562539 19  1918134 4.39E−07 3.649

For the penicillin class Type IV AHSS-specific analysis, a subset of 229 cases, comprising subjects who were treated with penicillin class, was analyzed. Table 38 shows the SNPs found to be the most strongly associated with penicillin class Type IV AHSS. FIG. 39 is a Manhattan plot of the association results for penicillin class Type IV AHSS cases.

TABLE 38 Position SNP Name Chromosome (NCBI Build 37) p-value Odds Ratio rs10021958 4 1.58E+08 1.54E−07 2.024 rs10517665 4 1.58E+08 8.10E−08 2.053 rs11722014 4 1.58E+08 1.02E−07 2.053 rs17035889 4 1.58E+08 1.88E−07 2.019 rs17035937 4 1.58E+08 1.64E−07 2.021 rs28531839 4 1.58E+08 8.88E−07 1.94 rs72962828 4 1.58E+08 1.95E−07 2.009 rs7682101 4 1.58E+08 3.49E−07 1.978 rs114379136 6 31258393 7.09E−07 1.996 rs114822200 6 30724952 2.44E−07 2.671 rs114878725 6 30742406 8.18E−08 2.828 rs115286392 6 30727704 1.45E−07 2.8 rs115373602 6 30731330 8.35E−08 2.826 rs116803897 6 30738042 8.13E−08 2.829 rs140609237 6 30727888 5.76E−07 2.611 rs147776962 6 30733121 8.37E−08 2.826 rs144542135 8 87256903 2.26E−07 3.385 rs4406372 8 87249971 3.41E−07 3.322 rs4474007 8 87249795 6.70E−07 3.277 rs76457146 8 87256445 2.26E−07 3.385 rs150290909 9 1.07E+08 1.43E−07 5.194 rs41277753 9 1.07E+08 1.43E−07 5.194 rs78705232 12 51122685 4.99E−07 5.182

HLA Allele Predictions

HLA allele predictions were also performed for each sample. HLA allele predictions for all AHSS cases is shown in Table 39.

TABLE 39 SNP Name Odds Ratio p-value HLA-DRB1*10:01 2.912 8.15E−08

HLA allele predictions for carbamazepine specific-AHSS cases is shown in Table 40.

TABLE 40 SNP Name Odds Ratio p-value HLA-A*31:01 1.25E−10 7.5

HLA allele predictions for allopurinol AHSS cases is shown in Table 41.

TABLE 41 SNP Name Odds Ratio p-value HLA-B*58:01 35.89 7.84E−09 HLA-A*33:03 80.32 3.16E−09 HLA-C*03:02 60.08 1.59E−08

HLA allele predictions for all Type I AHSS cases is shown in Table 42.

TABLE 42 SNP Name Odds Ratio p-value HLA-DRB1*10:01 2.9 8.15E−08 HLA-DQA1*01:05 2.9 7.14E−07

HLA allele predictions for all amoxicillin specific Type I AHSS cases is shown in Table 43.

TABLE 43 SNP Name Odds Ratio p-value HLA-DRB1*10:01 2.912 8.15E−08 HLA-DQA1*01:05 2.892 7.14E−07 HLA-DPB1*02:02 3.715 1.52E−06

HLA allele predictions for amoxicillin-clavulanic acid specific-AHSS cases is shown in Table 44.

TABLE 44 SNP Name Odds Ratio p-value HLA-DQA1*01:05 3.364 5.08E−05 HLA-DPB1*13:01 2.199 0.000256 HLA-DRB1*01:03 5.111 2.33E−05

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1. A method of identifying a subject afflicted with, or at risk of, developing acute hypersensitivity syndrome (AHSS), the method comprising: (a) obtaining a nucleic acid-containing sample from the subject; and (b) analyzing the sample to detect the presence of at least one genetic marker, wherein the presence of the at least one genetic marker indicates that the subject is afflicted with, or at risk of, developing AHSS.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the genetic marker is any of alleles, microsatellites, SNPs, or haplotypes. 